Medical staff and organizations responding to Yelp reviews must observe HIPAA rules
Tuesday, May 31, 2016 | By Susan D.
Hall
Healthcare
providers who have responded to poor reviews on sites such as Yelp have
run into trouble with the HIPAA privacy rule for addressing specific
complaints, ProPublica reports.
While
providers can speak generally about how they practice, the rule bars
the release of any personal health information without permission.