Three Exceptions to Unintentional HIPAA Violations

[@Bigmonto]

I went to an emergency room a couple months ago and they were packed they did my iv behind the desk in a chair right next to another patient talking to their doctor and I could easily see all the computers they were working on. Plus I could hear everyone’s story’s because I sat there for an hour. It was crazy.

[@ruffalocartel1635]

Do you violate hipaa if you as a receptionist schedule a family member appointment ?????

[@DerekWitt]

Last night, I was discharged from a local hospital’s emergency room. On the back of my discharge papers was a page that contained another patient’s private information. This page was stapled to the back of my discharge papers upside down. The other patient’s name was nowhere close to mine. I immediately returned back to the ER front desk and showed that page to them. That hospital told me they take PHI issues like this very seriously. I don’t know how someone would blindly pick up pages from a printer without actually looking at the pages and confirming they got the correct patient.

[@RENEEMARIE116]

What about email? I had to send a mass email to patients with the same email thought I did bcc but I didn’t. There was no way to change or stop it. There was only email addresses shared. What can be done?????

[@angelaaglaee6879]

I am so glad I saw this video and understand the examples. SCI CLASS Angela, Audrey, Sammantha, and the other girl

[@insidexistance]

Took my mom to her doc's appointment. When she was finished they gave her a printout of her profile and medical info. We got home and realized it was the wrong patient's printout. Which means they've been passing out people's printout one person off (at least). My mom has since passed away. They won't give me her medical records, even though I'm her emergency contact. I'm slowly leaning towards "outing" that hospital for the previous HIPAA violation because they won't give me my mom's records. Also, I don't have her patient # needed to fill out a Medical Authorization form to request the records. Advice?

[@Etactics]

We can't give you any legal advice, but your local legal team may be able to answer these questions.

[@OblivionEDC]

A psyc doctor just refuses to give me my medical records idk what to do

[@Cashhhhew]

That is a violation of HIPAA, they are required to give your records to you in a timely matter. I hope you got them! If not you definitely have a potential for a lawsuit

[@josephsimon4580]

Hipaa does nothing I presented a case that was so obvious a blind man could see it the disclosureer was so satisfied at what he did he moved to another department to start over in disclosing his new victims this RN who then became a NP all in a matter of 6 months no previous experience or education here in San Diego california.

[@jannetterey331]

I went back to my doctor about a medication,I have reaction and the doctor his medical assistant they are conversation about my medical issues also to another patient too also my information text the conversation was back and answer the doctor and medical assistant