The Onion’s Guide To HIPAA

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As tensions grow across the country over managing the coronavirus pandemic, the healthcare privacy law HIPAA has entered the spotlight, but many people don’t know exactly how HIPAA works. The Onion answers the most common questions people have about HIPAA.

As tensions grow across the country over managing the coronavirus pandemic, the healthcare privacy law HIPAA has entered the spotlight, but many people don’t know exactly how HIPAA works.Q: What is HIPAA?

A: The reason you have to sign up for some new website ending in “Portal” every time you go to a different urgent care.Q: What was HIPAA designed to protect? A: Like virtually all American laws, HIPAA’s original goal was to safeguard Americans against theft of their sheep.A: Never. You shouldn’t even know your medical history.A: It’s generally safe to assume that anything you use the internet for is basically up for grabs.A: Only if their friends agree to keep it on the down low.A: Yes, although legally you don’t have to tell them that they gave you a shot 30 seconds ago.A: The assumption that no one else has read the law either.

 

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is this about my grand niece Hipa? she steals from me made two peanutbutter and tuna sandwich but they disappeared and she denied TO MY FACE that she ate them but she was covered in muck and she and her DUMB-OCRAT parents aren't allowed at my house but i may have eat them🤫

Oh god please no, someone will believe this *cries*

Reporting on the tragic death of Herbert Kornfeld was a HIPPA violation.

oh shit, is that how it works?

Seems legit.

Guys. You're not helping. 😂

*sigh*

Have you seen this, BadHippa 😂

Yep that sounds about ri- [This comment redacted due to potential HIPAA violation]

Do HIPPA next

Satire violates my HIPAA rights.

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