#35 bj boi proves he's an askhole with his "question," "But stage an assassination and kill the shooter?"

#43 "nicked"

#45 bj boi naively states, "This would be an awful lot of trouble to stage."

#54 HIPAA only pertains to billing information, not medical records.

That's not optional.

#57 doveryay, no proveryay

#60 Yep.

I'm sure.

It pertains when there's billing.

Otherwise? No expectation for privacy.

#62 Practice, not law.

#62 bj boi actually says, "Practically everything with patients is confidential."

Oh, everything with patients isn't confidential ? ? ?

Say it ain't so, bj boi?

100% oops:

AI Overview
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) protects individually identifiable health information"known as Protected Health Information (PHI)"held by "covered entities" (healthcare providers, plans, and clearinghouses) and their business associates. It ensures privacy and security for medical records and billing, but does not cover non-health companies, employment records, or consumer-tracked data.

You're welcome.

#65 Should have kept your ignorant mouth shut, bj boi ...

1. HIPAA Privacy Rule exceptions (specifically related to permitted uses and disclosures of PHI)

The HIPAA Privacy Rule permits covered entities to use and/or disclose personal health information (PHI) without patient authorization for treatment, payment, and healthcare operations (TPO). Aside from TPO, the rule only permits uses and disclosures under very specific circumstances.

Below is a quick rundown of these exceptions, which are described in more detail in 45 CFR 164.512.

Required by law
Public health activities (such as reporting to a state health department or the CDC)
Victims of abuse, neglect, or domestic violence
Health oversight activities, such as audits
Legal proceedings
Law enforcement purposes
Medical research
Workers compensation
Essential government functions (such as protecting the health and safety of inmates or employees in a correctional institution)
Psychotherapy notes in limited circumstances (such as its own training or to defend itself in legal proceedings brought by the individual)
Marketing in limited circumstances (such as communications for care coordination for the individual or to recommend alternative treatments)
To inform next of kin, identify a body, determine cause of death, or for a medical examiner/coroner
To facilitate organ donation or transplants
To prevent serious threat to a person or the public's health or safety

Should have just kept your ignorant mouth shut (or used for more productive purposes).