Please Share Your “HIPAA Hurt Me” Story We need as many stories about what happens when patients refuse to sign the form, as they are lawfully allowed to do, particularly if you are denied care, made to feel bad, made to miss your appointment or are hurt in any other way. Or perhaps you’re a practitioner and your hospital or ACO system is requiring you to deny care to those who exercise their right to refuse. HIPAA Hurt Me
By law, you have a RIGHT to REFUSE to sign the HIPAA Form and the HIPAA acknowledgement statement signifying receipt of the Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP). The federal government has publicly stated that you have a right to refuse, and no law requires your signature. This includes the right to refuse to sign the form or statement even after the hospital or clinic staff writes “refused” on it. NOTE: Refusing to sign does not provide you with any privacy protection. Under HIPAA, according to the federal government, there are potentially 2.2 million entities (including 1.5 million "business associates") that could be given access to your private data without your consent.
However, if you do NOT sign, and if your data is then broadly shared without your consent and you complain about the disclosure or use of your data, the clinic staff or attorneys will not be able to say that you signed the form acknowledging that you know your data can be shared broadly under HIPAA. The staff will not be able to tell you that it was your responsibility not to share confidential data with your doctor. They will not be able to blame YOU for sharing data that they disclose without your consent. NOTE: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has a web page that says exactly what the clinic and hospital are supposed to do when you lawfully refuse to sign the HIPAA form or the HIPAA acknowledgement statement. CLICK HERE TO SHARE YOUR STORY
Repeal HIPAA “Privacy Rule” and Restore Patient Consent Rights
ST. PAUL, Minn. — In this, the 25th year since the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) was enacted, the Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) has a message for Congress: Repeal the “HIPAA privacy rule.” What You Don't Know About HIPAA -- Interview with Twila Brase
On this, the 18th anniversary of the so-called federal HIPAA "privacy" rule, CCHF's president Twila Brase answers the questions that most people have about HIPAA, exposing the myth that HIPAA protects privacy. Click here to watch the video. 25 HIPAA Harms
The year 2021 is the 25th anniversary of HIPAA, the law that eliminated patient privacy rights. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was signed on August 21, 1996. The so-called “HIPAA privacy rule” went into effect on April 14, 2003. To show how little privacy you have, here are 25 ways HIPAA harms you. CCHF Implores Government to Restore Pre-HIPAA Rights
ST. PAUL, Minn.—For much of its 20-plus-year existence, Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) has worked to educate patients, policy makers, the media, medical professionals and even Congress that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) “Privacy Rule” isn’t about privacy at all. ‘Big Brother in the Exam Room’ a Finalist for Two Midwest Book Awards
ST. PAUL, Minn.—“Big Brother in the Exam Room: The Dangerous Truth About Electronic Health Records,” written by Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) president and co-founder Twila Brase, RN, PHN, is a finalist for two separate Midwest Book Awards. UPDATE: On May 4, the book WON the "Social Issues/Political Issues/Culture" category!
‘Big Brother in the Exam Room’ Wins Literary Award
ST. PAUL, Minn.—Reader Views announced today that “Big Brother in the Exam Room: The Dangerous Truth About Electronic Health Records,” written by Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) president and co-founder Twila Brase, RN, PHN, has received a first-place honor in the 2018-2019 Literary Awards. CCHF to HHS OCR: Restore Pre-HIPAA Patient Privacy and Consent Rights
ST. PAUL, Minn.—The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a Request for Information (RFI) on “Modifying HIPAA Rules To Improve Coordinated Care,” and Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) took the opportunity to share its concerns and ideas before the OCR issues a proposed rule to change the HIPAA rule. CCHF Urges Americans to Tell Feds That HIPAA Hurts Patients
ST. PAUL, Minn.—One of the resolute aims of Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) has been to educate Americans that the 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act “Privacy Rule” really isn’t about privacy at all. Will Trump Administration Restore Consent to HIPAA?
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HIPAA DOES NOT PROTECT PRIVACY... AND YOU ARE By federal law, you are not required to sign the clinic or hospital HIPAA "Privacy" form (or the Acknowledgement of the Notice of Privacy Practices embedded in consent forms)...even if the clinic tries to insist that you must.
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