HIPAA vs. Social Security Disability: How Is Your Medical Info Protected?
From UR Disability Rep by Roy Rickstrew
March 5, 2026 · 6 min
About this episode
This episode explains the relationship between HIPAA's privacy rules and the requirements of Social Security regarding medical information.
Thinking about applying for SSDI or SSI? Wondering how your medical information is handled and protected during the process? This episode demystifies the overlap between HIPAA’s privacy rules and Social Security’s evidence requirements. We cover: How HIPAA sets boundaries on what providers can share with SSAWhat the SSA-827 form authorizes—and what it doesn’tYour rights to restrict, limit, or revoke the release of medical recordsWhat claimants and reps must know about secure document manageme...
People in this episode
Host: Roy Rickstrew
Topics covered
- medical information protection
- HIPAA privacy rules
- Social Security Disability
- SSDI
- SSI
- medical records
- document management
Keywords
- HIPAA
- Social Security Disability
- medical information
- SSDI
- SSI
- SSA-827
- privacy rules
- document management
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: HIPAA, Social Security Administration, SSA, SSDI, SSI, SSA-827
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