Originally Posted by
Lady's Human
HIPPA makes any employer reporting impossible, and needs to change.
HIPPA was well intentioned, but makes things a nightmare. I can't check on an insurance bill for my wife or children. Mental health records in particular are sacrosanct, while they should be part of a screening for many jobs, not just transportation.
Using celebrity health record snooping as an example is something of a red herring, that's going to happen regardless. It's human nature. Celebrity comes with a price. As to online med records access? They can be made incredibly secure, actually more secure than paper, because you can't just walk over to the file stack to look.