| ▲ | ceejayoz 2 days ago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
> lots of people dont know what HIPPA is Ironically, it's HIPAA. You're right, though; it's much more limited than people think. During COVID people claimed everything violated HIPAA (masks, vaccine requirements, testing), but it only applies in a very narrow subset of patient/provider relationships. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | FireBeyond 2 days ago | parent [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Very much so. Also ironically, as a healthcare provider (paramedic), HIPAA expressly allows me to get your healthcare information without your consent (as needed for your care). A lot of facilities have you sign paperwork to explicitly authorize sharing, but that's really just a CYA. "Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule permit doctors, nurses, and other health care providers to share patient health information for treatment purposes without the patient’s authorization? Answer: Yes. The Privacy Rule allows those doctors, nurses, hospitals, laboratory technicians, and other health care providers that are covered entities to use or disclose protected health information, such as X-rays, laboratory and pathology reports, diagnoses, and other medical information for treatment purposes without the patient’s authorization." Source: https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/faq/481/does-hip... | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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