One of the most important provisions of HIPAA protects individuals against the unauthorized release of private medical information. (mccormickmurphy.com)
That would mean the agency would have to ignore most epidemiological studies, which rely on private medical information that can not and should not be shared. (ucsusa.org)
The applicant told Value Village that she would not share her mother's confidential and private medical information with her employer, and provided two notes from her doctor which said that the applicant could not work outside her normal hours because she had to take care of her mother. (labourandemploymentlaw.com)