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Re:What HHS Has to Say About Tracking Technologies in Latest... by wolverine876 on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @04:42PM (#34252187)
A psychiatrist asked me to evaluate a remote video service marketed toward their profession for sessions with patients. I think it was early in the pandemic. The service promised confidentiality on the front page, etc., but was no different than any other website:

* Most importantly, and almost always overlooked, a clause in the privacy agreement that says, 'we can change the agreement at any time'. In other words, there is no agreement, there are no restrictions.

* The usual third parties, etc. obtaining the usual data.

It was alarming. I'm not sure what the psychiatrist did, but they did tell me 'everyone is using it'. Great.

Re:What HHS Has to Say About Tracking Technologies in Latest... by msla on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @05:26PM (#34252808)
As I understand it, the physician is responsible for being HIPAA compliant, but in my experience, physicians don't know much of anything about IT or computer technology or the practices modern SaaS and PaaS companies follow. I mean, the government's on board with pretending Microsoft isn't snooping every Word document made on Windows, but if Zoom has another of its Little Moments and someone breaks into a psychiatric therapy session, the psychiatrist is on the hook, and most MDs and medical Ph.Ds don't have a clue.