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Health Care Frequently Asked Questions
Health records are created anytime you visit a health professional such as a doctor, nurse, dentist, chiropractor, or psychiatrist. The following may be found in your health record:
Your medical history and your family’s medical history
Labs and x-rays
Medications prescribed
Alcohol use and sexual activity
Details about your lifestyle (smoking, exercise, recreational drug use, high-risk sports, stress levels)
Doctor/nurse notes
Results of operations and procedures; Genetic testing
Research participation
Driver’s License Information
Social Security Number
Financial information such as credit cards and payment info
Any information you provide on applications for disability, life or accidental insurance with private insurers or government programs
Many more people than you would ever want, including people outside the health care industry.
Insurance companies
Government agencies especially if you receive Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP, SSI, Workers Comp or any local, state or federal assistance
Employers
Banks, Financial Institutions
Researchers
If you are involved in a court case, your health records can be subpoenaed and available to the public
Marketers
Drug companies
Data miners
Transcribers in and outside the U.S.
Many health websites collect information about you
Yes.
The Amended HIPAA Privacy Rule states that you must receive a Privacy Notice telling you how your personal health information will be used and disclosed. Section 164.520(c) (2) (i) (A).
Privacy Notices are often mistaken for consent forms, but they are simply notices telling you what will happen to your medical records.
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