MedPage Today March 19, 2022
— I’m alarmed my personal health info is being used for targeted marketing
As a biomedical researcher, I am required to complete a HIPAA compliance course every year. Detailed modules explain procedures for protecting personal information, including names, addresses, phone numbers, financial information, and anything that could offer a clue about diagnosis. Under HIPAA, providers should only learn the minimum protected health information (PHI) required to offer high quality healthcare. Those who violate HIPAA rules can lose their medical licenses, be fined, or in extreme cases, be sent to jail.
But there is one surprising exception: protected personal information can be extracted from medical records for fundraising.
Within a few days of proudly earning my 2021 HIPAA certification, I received...
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