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[quote=Anonymous]While it might be difficult to imagine what the big deal is here, the point of HIPAA is to protect the patient's private health information, and that includes whether they were a patient at that practice.  Imagine if it had been a list of patients at a specialized cancer treatment center, or a substance abuse rehab center, or mental health provider.  Would you be comfortable with the provider then selling that information or making it available where an insurance company or background check or employer can access it?  What if a Planned Parenthood employee went rogue and published their patient lists?  The mere fact that a person has sought treatment with a medical provider is private information, and the point of HIPAA is to keep it private.  And given the speculation about why the letter was written in the way that it was, HIPAA (like many privacy laws) has specific notification requirements so that a person whose information has been accessed is informed of the issue.  [/quote]

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