What are the unintended consequences of HIPAA?

"If you repealed HIPAA tomorrow, the same problems would still exist," he said. While acknowledging that HIPAA has had unintended consequences, Gellman defended its intentions, saying there was a need to stop people such as private investigators and insurance companies from getting patient information. read more

The New York Times today looks at some of the "unintended consequences" of the medical privacy regulations in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, which were implemented nationwide in April. read more