text: Why and to whom did the dr.'s office give the information?  Drs. are allowed to disclose certaiin information without your consent under HIPAA in various situations.  It sounds like the information was given to your employer.  If you had insurance through your employer, and they needed certain info in order to process a payment or obtain insurance benefits, the dr. may have been allowed to give out the info under HIPAA without your consent.  HIPAA does not prevent the disclosure of information, but limits it to the "minimum necessary" to accomplish the reason for disclosure.  Based on what you typed, you may not have a case against the dr's office.  Additionally, HIPAA does not allow a patient the right to file a suit against the dr, employer, or insurance company.  Only the federal government, through the Office of Civil Rights has the ability to bring a suit under HIPAA.  You can have them check out your case by filing a complaint with the OCR in Washington.