The HIPAA “fears”.
A month ago, a brief introduction about HIPAA was made (click here to read it). After the 9/11 attacks in WTC and Pentagon, there was a sudden increase of people who want to be under the HIPAA’s roof, perhaps due to the fear the attacks imposed upon the people.
But in the past years (not more than 3 years - present), the said sudden increase of HIPAA clients that were seen after the 9/11 attacks, aren’t anymore as evident as it was before. In fact, it is dwindling. Some experts say that this is due to the worries of the people regarding technology.
Technology, as we all know, advances every minute. Just as you were buying a new phone in the cell shop, another company is manufacturing a new one that’s better, bigger and more hip than the one you’re holding now. People fear that the technology might be abused and used against them since they are already “identified” with an alphanumeric combination (the national security vs. civil rights debate).
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