Comment on What are therapists allow to share about their clients?
CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I really don’t know, but I’ve read several books by psychiatrists, psychologists, and therapists where they shared client stories, without PII. I would think it’s ok to share generic stories as long as the client can’t be identified, only because I doubt from some of the stories I’ve read that all those clients consented to having their stories told, but who knows. Hopefully somebody with expertise can chime in!
adespoton@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
I have experience from the “proper handling of PII” side of things, and can tell you that while everyone covered by HIPAA has likely taken the mandatory PII training, most, if asked, wouldn’t be able to identify what is and isn’t protected from a list of examples.
So no matter what the rules say, medical and therapy data leak like a sieve, and modern expert systems, if provided with the information, could probably identify the patients 90% of the time.
What medical practitioners and therapists are really protected by is insurance.
natecox@programming.dev 2 days ago
HIPAA also only covers specific types of information medium. It’s not a generic “you can’t share information” law like most people think it is, it’s a “if you’re storing information you need to follow these rules about who can see what, and have these safeguards in place to prevent access” law.
adespoton@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
I’d upvote you multiple times if I could.
And in some cases, they are actually required to share information with the government/police.