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Re:State Farm uses payment signature for HIPAA disclosure au... by lynndotpy on Wednesday January 29, 2020 @12:41PM (#22183414)
I was reading through the privacy forms at a local medical office before signing them, and I found they were unfinished. Many parts were blanks with instructions to "Enter contact for head of privacy here."
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Re:State Farm uses payment signature for HIPAA disclosure au... by sneak on Wednesday January 29, 2020 @01:57PM (#22184448)
Same, although mine was missing the second page! It cut off in the middle of a sentence. I asked for the second page before signing and they said they didn't have it, that that was the whole thing.

The office also ignores most HIPAA regulations, leaving workstations logged in in private rooms, no screen locks, and sharing a single account amongst all staff, no 2FA.

Health privacy regulation in the USA is a joke because it's mostly unenforced. Most people just sign away 100% of their rights, and if you don't, the office will simply refuse to serve you as the forms are all integrated and non-negotiable.

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