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Re:Show HN: Kate's App by otterley on Thursday January 09, 2025 @01:03PM (#42648208)
That's not for any of us to determine here. A lawyer can answer that.
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Re:Show HN: Kate's App by roegerle on Thursday January 09, 2025 @01:06PM (#42648234)
I doubt they are.
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Re:Show HN: Kate's App by maeil on Thursday January 09, 2025 @01:16PM (#42648337)
Better get a HIPAA lawyer if you run a personal blog with comments turned in, got it. What if someone posts their own medical information!?

Sorry for the snark.

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Re:Show HN: Kate's App by rafram on Thursday January 09, 2025 @01:26PM (#42648443)
This is literally an app that asks for your confidential medical information. My not-a-lawyer interpretation of the law is that it probably is not covered by HIPAA (to be a "business associate" you need to have a direct financial relationship with a covered entity, i.e., a medical provider), but your snark is pretty reductionist.
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