The Most Honest Health Conversations May Be Those the Law Doesn’t Protect

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 applies to information held by doctors, hospitals, health plans, and the business associates working on their behalf. It does not generally apply to consumer AI platforms. Patients today tell chatbots things they would never say to their doctor. Wills Eye Resident Henry Bair, MD, MBA advocates for a federal privacy protection rule built for consumer health AI.

View the article in MedPage Today.