The Medical Authorization Process Under HIPAA: Protection or Burden? We will not accept the authorization for the release of medical records that you had your client complete; he must complete our authorization instead, because of HIPAA. "The patient must physically come to our office and sign our authorization in person in order for our office to release medical records to the patient or anyone else because of HIPAA. "I can't talk to you at all about your client's health condition because of HIPAA. These are common phrases I have heard from health care providers when trying to gather evidence for a ...



