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, compliance, privacy, and medical.
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
: "Is there a level of implied consent for release of basic medical records between legit medical providers? (Just curious - not looking for legal advice)"
39 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Why do patients still struggle to get complete copies of their medical records?"
35 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "HIPAA compliant redaction for medical records?"
9 posts
#4
Ideas
: "App creation"
2 posts
#5
News
: "Kaiser's $47.5M settlement for tracking pixels"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/hipaa
#1
Hipaa
: "Healthcare orgs using Java backends, new CVSS 10.0 auth bypass could be a Hipaa exposure"
240 posts
#2
Violation
: "Mistress called my job claiming hippa Violation, what do I expect?"
98 posts
#3
Compliance
: "Compliance for my Saas"
43 posts
#4
Privacy
: "What are some good HIPAA resources for Privacy/Security Officer to get updates?"
39 posts
#5
Medical
: "Not wanting my Medical face photos to be used in patient chart"
15 posts
#6
Healthcare
: "I scraped 221k US Healthcare Jobs"
15 posts
#7
Hipaa Violation
: "Hipaa Violation - Will I get fired"
15 posts
#8
Patient
: "Being an informed Patient caused an argument today"
11 posts
#9
Medical Records
: "Why do patients still struggle to get complete copies of their Medical Records?"
11 posts
#10
Reporting
: "What to expect after Reporting a violation?"
9 posts
Member Growth in r/hipaa
Yearly
+1k members(26.3%)
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Last updated: June 17, 2026