HIPAA was made to protect the privacy of a patient’s medical records. Severe fines were supposed to be levied on those who disclosed patients information without authorization or to persons who were not authorized to receive it. If you or I violate HIPAA, say goodbye to everything you own. If the Government violates HIPAA, no big deal.
Exactly, HIPAA was intended to protect patient confidentiality except where the government is concerned. They can access your records for a multitude of reasons and you won’t ever be notified.
you need a /sarc tag on this statement. The point of HIPAA was to open your medical records to every government drone. The government can't violate HIPAA because it doesn't really limit what the government can see in or do with our medical records.