I just found out my husbands employer has acsess to all our claims to the Health Ins. co. for the last 4 yrs. The employer is in Indiana & is a large co. Ins. is company sponsored. The employer (H.R. Dept.) cant acsess what treatment was done but can see when anyone in my family went to the Dr. They know who was treated, the Dr. that treated them & what kind of Dr. & clinic it was at. Can an employer get all that info with out our permission? I dont see why employer should know my 13 yr.old saw a psychiatrist last year & was at a psych clinic for 8 hrs on 2/12/05.
Is this a violation of Hippa or something? I feel our privacy has been violated. I see the potiential for employers to use such information against some employees. (of course proving any problems derived from such info would be difficult)
Can we stop the Ins. Co. from providing this much identifiable info to employer?
Is this a violation of Hippa or something? I feel our privacy has been violated. I see the potiential for employers to use such information against some employees. (of course proving any problems derived from such info would be difficult)
Can we stop the Ins. Co. from providing this much identifiable info to employer?