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HIPAA: The Breach Of Confidentiality
The breach of confidentiality is that the patient information was given out to someone that wasn't allowed to have it. The patient signed a documents that their information was given out unless they signed something. The penalty to violating HIPAA is jail time and or probation. You never know what could actually happen but I know it is federal offense. The person who released it without consent could be fined as well.

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