Today's identity politics, both in the form of difference and victim feminism, poses a similar danger to a successful struggle to overcome sexism. The personal in these contexts is not political, primarily because it involves separation from political engagement with others in society.
In order to report a HIPAA violation, you can file a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights. Note that they only investigate claims against âcovered entitiesâ like your doctor, hospital, or health care provider.
This includes inquiries from the press. Inquiries from the clergy are an exception. HIPAA privacy regulations expressly permit hospitals to release the patient's name, location in the hospital, general condition and religion to clergy members, so long as the patient has not told you not to release the information. Clergy do not need to ask for the individual by name.