Is this a HIPPA violation?
I go to a pain management clinic. My doctor requires me to email him when I have questions, problems, and requests for prescriptions. I notice that every time I email him, his response is emailed to me and three or four office staff in his office. Sometimes there are very personal things written that I didn't intend to share with anyone but the doctor. I understand that he may want to put a copy in my file of what I wrote to him, but I don't see why so many people need to get my emails. One maybe to copy the information to my file, and a second to send out a prescription, but three or four? His office is impossible to deal with and they are very judgemental. When I asked him not to send the information to so many people, he refused to comply. He could not explain why he copied so many people to see my emails, but he said that the emails need to be put in my medical records and my prescriptions need to be sent out and his staff does those things. Is this reasonable, or does the doctor have the right to copy this information to as many people as he wants within his office? I doubt this is a HIPPA violation, but I do not like that my doctor does this. Thank you for your time.