How many healthcare providers do you know personally who have faced severe penalties for leaking information?
The reality is that for a small doctor/dental/whatever office, there is essentially 0 risk. HIPAA violations that carry significant penalties go to huge hospitals and healthcare companies.
Your neighborhood doctor has to screw up in a major way for an extended period of time to have a minute risk of any consequence.
How much information do you think your neighborhood PCP is “leaking” compared to, say, Elevance? This is such a goofy take. Are you expecting that every small provider group is just firing your data off on Facebook every Tuesday, and somehow, no one cares? They’re all using certified EMRs. They all take security seriously because their licenses are literally on the line. Do you work in healthcare?
If they provably expose your data, and you report them, they will get fined. Or they would have last year, who knows if those people still have jobs.
The reality is that for a small doctor/dental/whatever office, there is essentially 0 risk. HIPAA violations that carry significant penalties go to huge hospitals and healthcare companies.
Your neighborhood doctor has to screw up in a major way for an extended period of time to have a minute risk of any consequence.