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...them how serious this is and that we’re asking their senior management to look into it to see what we can do to correct any inappropriate access.” She added she did not yet know whether PharmaCare’s website might violate HIPAA, a federal law prohibiting the unauthorized disclosure of individual medical records...
Bradner said the healthcare industry is under unusually strict requirements to protect sensitive information, in part due to HIPAA...
...entity [covered by HIPAA] does not have adequate security systems, and it’s very easy for any third party to walk in or log in and obtain pharmaceutical information or other…healthcare information, that may pose liability concerns,” he said...
...psychiatrist, who can see the notes on my treatment? No one but you - unless you specifically permit people to see your records. Before HIPAA, mental health treatments were monitored by health care plans in order to keep control of costs - someone from the health plan would analyze records to ensure treatment was still necessary. Now, that decision will be left up to the patient and the treating physician...
...more information about HIPAA? Your health care plan and providers are required by law to explain your rights under HIPAA, but if you have more questions, visit the Health and Human Services Offices of Civil Rights' website at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/