Letters on "Are We Really Better Off With HIPAA?"

Letters on "Are We Really Better Off With HIPAA?": "Peter Frishauf's"

There is so much misinformation about HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) out there it is ridiculous. From someone who has written book chapters about HIPAA and been invited to speak at major radiology meetings on this topic, I end up just clarifying myths about HIPAA in my talks.

It is amazing how consultants and HIPAA officers in institutions put fear HIPAA officers in institutions put fearin their institution and end up hindering patient care. HIPAA actually intended to help in information sharing, but because of misinterpretation of the law, institutional HIPAA policies end up being very restrictive.

I agree with most of the responses to Peter Frishauf’s commentary on Medscape. We need to do a better job educating health care professionals and decision makers in health care.