In what was written it never said they gave out people's names so in that regard it's not personally identifiable information, meaning they can't link what they are collecting back to you. When you can come back and publish those words "that they linked name(s) to the information collected I'll find that more reliable.

I am not denying the medical conditions, prescriptions, appointments weren't collected. Collecting information that shows, for example, ten people came in on June 1 for a doctors appointment, six people suffering dehydration were given saline infusions, two people were given antibiotics for a sinus infection, and two people were treated for cuts or abrasions....none of that information would identify you as one of those ten people. As a matter of fact if you have a doctors appointment that is not protected health information. I know this because I was contacted by a group who were doing a world wide study, they wanted me to participate. They were given my name to contact me as to if when I came to the center for a doctors appointment I could stop by their center in the building and start the process to be included in the study. I, like you, at first was alarmed at how they even got my name. Your name is not protected just your health information, which they'd needed me to join to get by signing a waiver.