HIPPA is a privacy law that was passed to protect the rights and privacy of patients. However, I have worked in the medical field for a very long time and to be quite honest.....after HIPPA became law, we had to provide more personal information about the patient then we did prior to the law being passed. See, I think patient for the most part are unaware of the law itself and what information is actually being past on.

Also, patient will frequently get very upset at their DR appointments because there is more paperwork to fill out then there used to be. Patients need to know....this is not the fault of the provider. It is the insurance companys that now require all of the information.

OK OK OK. I am way off topic here. SORRY!!!