about 10 years ago I overheard a black female who worked as a file clerk for the VA in a position where she could access veteran records gossiping to a friend of hers on the phone about something in mine..
I was in the next room but I could heard her loud mouth..
Her access to my records was actually not required for her job and she never interacted personally with veterans or me and she was breaking the law..
It wasnt anything embarrassing just something she thought she could exploit..
She even read off a quote or 2 for effect..when I heard it I was astounded and laughed silently..she was dumb..
her friend was not employed by the VA but was a mutual acquantaince of mine..
and I heard the black female argue that it was OK for her to tell other people what was in my private medical records..
10 years ago it was against the law and she should have been fired ...and charged..
Today its not against the law and she would get a promotion..
thats the difference..
HIPAA is dead. Privacy was once honored and cherished in American society. Sad to see it go. Another casualty of the FOREIGN IDEOLOGY IN THE WHITE HOUSE.