If you read the privacy agreement, you know...the one they make you sign a paper that says you read even if they didn’t actually show it to you, states they may share your information with “partners” if they feel it may be in your interest. It’s all crap. Nobody reads all that, and if you do and don’t agree, they won’t treat you.
See post # 20 from bk1000.
I totally concur with that answer.
Electronic Health Care records are digitized for many reasons. One being they are a commodity and are sold to many ‘partners’ (clearing houses/’research’ agencies/government databases, etc.) This is all legal and does not violate HIPAA. After all, you signed the HIPAA consent form saying they only share it with their partners, insurance, etc. before they would treat you. And you thought it was just something telling you how they protect your information. Of course, it also makes it harder for you and your family to find out anything in your records though.
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