The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) was meant in part to help maintain the privacy and security of medical records that contain Protected Health Information (PHI) An issue with HIPAA is that it was so broadly written, and often narrowly interpreted. Status boards have transitioned from dry-erase whiteboards to real-time electronic boards. Patients can sign a waiver allowing their names to be displayed on the status board, but for most institutions, HIPAA has made use of status boards much harder.”]