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Is the fact that I was in the hospital protected health information? If not, why not?
by AnimalMuppet 6mo ago
Is the fact that I was in the hospital protected health information? If not, why not?
- reaperducer 6mo agoI wouldn't blame the hospital. It was documented years ago that lawyers were buying cell phone location data from the carriers in order to drum up potential clients in hospitals. Blame the data industry and big tech.
- AnimalMuppet 6mo agoAnd lawyers.
- SoftTalker 6mo agoIt probably is today. There was a time when hospital admissions/discharges were published in the local paper. As a population we used to be a lot less concerned with privacy. It was nicer in a way. It was a time when you didn't really worry about your identity getting leaked or stolen. If someone knew you were in the hospital, they might send you flowers or a card.