[WALTERJ]

My supervisor was given medical information about me in confidence. I now find out that the supervisor has shared this information with everyone in the office without my permission, is he liable for releasing this information ?

[N0help4u]

HIPAA laws can only be violated by the medical profession. If the doctor/hospital told your supervisor without your permission it is a violation.
Your supervisor telling everybody else would fall under whatever your works policies are.

[ScottGem]

No HIPAA violation here. YOU volunteered the information. Depending on the circumstances under which you gave out the info, there may have been some ethical or work rules violation.

[J_9]

There may have been some ethical violations depending on your company's policy, however, this is not a HIPAA violation. Think of HIPAA as doctor/patient privilege.

Now, how did your employer come about the information? If the doctor passed it along without you signing a release of information, then yes, it would be a violation on the part of the doctor, but not on the part of your employer.