> Any doctor's office just blindly asks you sign a HIPAA authorization release form.
I've never been asked to waive my rights. I have been asked to sign that I received their notice of privacy practices. (Almost always having not been actually given any to read, which is fairly infuriating.)
> But even then it doesn't matter because under HIPAA the provider may still choose to share your personal information for their own reasons.
I've never been asked to waive my rights. I have been asked to sign that I received their notice of privacy practices. (Almost always having not been actually given any to read, which is fairly infuriating.)
> But even then it doesn't matter because under HIPAA the provider may still choose to share your personal information for their own reasons.
Only in certain specific situations.