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HIPAA Violations, Assessments, and Discussions

This subreddit is for the discussion of the technical aspects of implementing HIPAA security and reporting. Ask for help about HIPAA, HITECH, and OMNIBUS rules, how to handle audits, and discuss privacy issues.

5.6k subscribers94 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)84 authors / mosince 2013

r/hipaa has 5.6k members (+27% over the last 12 months). It gets about 94 posts a month from 84 people. Top topics: Health Data Breaches & Security, Pharmacy Challenges and Covid Work Pay Issues.

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Size and growth

How r/hipaa has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+27%in 12 months · +4.8% in 3 months · +1.5% in 1 month
Oct 20265.5k
Growing5.5k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+42%vs Sep 2025 · +16% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202694
BusierPeaked at 112 in Aug 2024
Sep 2026: incl. ~1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/hipaa

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Health Data Breaches & Security1.5%
  2. Pharmacy Challenges0.7%
  3. Covid Work Pay Issues0.4%
  4. Work Health Issues0.4%
  5. Nursing Challenges0.4%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. HHS
  2. eCFR
  3. ONC
  4. Blaze

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research