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Ask HN: Are hospitals using Zoom for online appointments violating HIPAA?
3 points by uterm 2262 days ago
I've noticed a lot of medical providers are using Zoom to conduct doctors appointments online, and was wondering if this violates, or could potentially violate, HIPAA.
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If you want to know more, the HHS website has info.

https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/special-topics/h...

Specifically as it applies to current events:

https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/special-topics/e...

Cool, thanks for the links!
From a quick Google, Zoom does offer the compliance bits required (if their actual behavior breaks that, I think that shields the medical providers legally)