It’s a HIPPA violation if you do.
Somebody needs to tell Karen to stuff it up.
Its HIPAA and it doesn’t apply to employers.
So no violation there.
Actually, HIPAA (it's not a hippo!) only applies to certain "covered entities":
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.
Many organizations that have health information about you do not have to follow these laws. Examples of organizations that do not have to follow the Privacy and Security Rules include: life insurers, employers, workers compensation carriers, many schools and school districts, many state agencies like child protective service agencies, many law enforcement agencies, many municipal offices.
HIPAA only applies to health care professionals and health care providers.
If the HR department at Wal Mart discloses PHI it’s a tort and not a HIPAA violation.
It’s a HIPPA violation if you do.
No. I wish it were because then Vax mandates, related social scoring and tracing and even obama care would all be violations. Whatever Hippa is supposed to protect got substantially weakened during the cold virus scam.