Social Media and HIPA

CAUTION: WHAT YOU DISCLOSE ONLINE ABOUT YOUR HEALTH IS NOT PROTECTED BY HIPAA REGULATIONS.

CAUTION: WHAT YOU DISCLOSE ONLINE ABOUT YOUR HEALTH IS NOT PROTECTED BY HIPAA REGULATIONS.

HIPAA rules bar "covered entities" such as medical practices and hospitals from disclosing our protected health information without first receiving our consent. But for data generated outside the covered entities, there aren't any HIPA protections. Without HIPA protection, we are primarily on our own concerning understanding how companies utilize our personal and health data when we are on social media.