Reminds me of this Seinfeld episode when Elaine was marked as "difficult" in her chart, and then she couldn't get a single doctor to see her. She wasn't allowed to see her chart or edit it after that. As soon as she got to a new clinic, they would receive a phone call from another doctor warning them not to treat her.

S8.E5 The Package

(https://redlib.catsarch.com/r/seinfeld/comments/168m2d9/anyo...)

I doubt it was a critique of HIPPA, although the episode was published a little under 2 months after HIPPA was signed.

How great would it be for our privacy if they went back to paper records, though.