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Is HIPAA just for doctors?
While our story focuses on doctors, HIPAA actually applies to a wider range of 'covered entities' like health plans and healthcare clearinghouses. It also affects their 'business associates' – organisations that handle health information on their behalf, such as IT providers. So, it's not just about individual doctors, but the whole system handling your health data.
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