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Originally Posted by Daddymac
This would violate HIPAA laws.... And then comes the lawsuit!!
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You couldn't be more wrong [add obligatory !!]
HIPAA only applies to health care entities not to private persons, or landlords, or newspapers, or gossiping neighbors.
Your Rights Under HIPAA | HHS.gov.
Who Must Follow These Laws
We call the entities that must follow the HIPAA regulations "covered entities."
Covered entities include:
Health Plans, including health insurance companies, HMOs, company health plans, and certain government programs that pay for health care, such as Medicare and Medicaid.
Most Health Care Providers—those that conduct certain business electronically, such as electronically billing your health insurance—including most doctors, clinics, hospitals, psychologists, chiropractors, nursing homes, pharmacies, and dentists.
Health Care Clearinghouses—entities that process nonstandard health information they receive from another entity into a standard (i.e., standard electronic format or data content), or vice versa.