Itâs unlikely that HIPAA would apply to these situations. While employers should consult their attorneys for situation-specific legal guidance, generally speaking, not all medical information falls under HIPAA. In addition, not all employers are considered to be covered entities as defined under HIPAA. In order for medical information to be HIPAA-protected, it must be considered individually identifiable Protected Health Information (PHI). Typically covered entities are medical plans, health care providers and health care clearinghouses.
Sprint Corporation, commonly referred to as Sprint, is an American telecommunications holding company that provides wireless services and is a major global Internet carrier. It is the fourth largest wireless network operator in the United States, and serves 57.7 million customers as of August, 2015.
Sprint has signed a deal with the newly formed Mobile Leasing Solutions, LLC, which has been created by a group of equity investors including Sprintâs majority owner and parent company, Softbank Group. Roughly $1.1 billion cash infusion occurred through this sale and lease-back deal. Notably, Sprint anticipates sale of 2.5 million leased devices with a projected book value of $1.3 billion to Mobile Leasing Solutions. The lease-back deal is intended to reduce one of Sprintâs biggest expenses â the cost of buying millions of new devices.