r/hipaa

5k members
r/hipaa is a subreddit with 5k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses hipaa, violation, privacy, patient, and compliance.
This subreddit is for the discussion of the technical aspects of implementing HIPAA security and reporting. Ask for help about HIPAA, HITECH, and OMNIBUS rules, how to handle audits, and discuss privacy issues.

Popular Themes in r/hipaa

#1
Advice Requests
: "Local hospital Not Addressing HIPAA complaint impacting several patients…any ideas on what to do or who else to contact?"
31 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "I feel like my HIPAA rights were violated"
10 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Need help on a possible hippa violation"
6 posts

Popular Topics in r/hipaa

#1

Hipaa

: "was this violating my Hipaa rights and what’s the next steps?"
34 posts
#2

Violation

: "hipaa Violation - help please i don’t want to lose my job"
13 posts
#3

Privacy

: "Adult dependent on NYSHIP (The Empire Plan) in NY trying to figure out Privacy for HRT / Gender-Affirming Care — Advice?"
7 posts
#4

Patient

: "Local hospital Not Addressing HIPAA complaint impacting several Patients…any ideas on what to do or who else to contact?"
5 posts
#5

Compliance

: "How to proceed after HIPAA violation"
4 posts
#6

Help

: "Please Help me"
3 posts
#7

Hippa Violation

: "Hippa Violation"
3 posts
#8

Healthcare

: "Patient management software: Is it actually HIPAA compliant?"
3 posts
#9

Hipaa Violation

: "Hipaa Violation - help please i don’t want to lose my job"
3 posts
#10

Job Loss

: "I’m going to lose my job and it’s my fault"
3 posts

Member Growth in r/hipaa

Yearly
+1k members(26.9%)

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Last updated: August 10, 2026