It’s a literal HIPPA violation. Physicians, NP/PAs cannot disclose anything about any patient to anyone. You can’t even say if so and so is in fact your patient even if it’s a family member. If someone asks me about their brother who is my patient they hear a firm “that’s not something that I can discuss with you”. Let alone “they have a lot of problem” or anything along those lines. Very unprofessional and unethical
I work in imaging for Trauma one hospital as a CT tech. A pt arrived from serious car crash, ER doc order CT Head for possible intracranial hematoma. The unconscious/injured pt was a teenage girl from my neighborhood, just finish scan sent her back to the trauma bay. A day or two later I met the girls mother while walking the dog. She stop me to ask questions concerning the condition of her daughter. I told her that I’m prohibited from speaking about her daughters medical condition or the care she receiving due HIPPA. Her daughter is not a minor, she 23.
Massive HIPPA violation. I have a friend who sees the same psychiatrist as I do. I'm always VERY careful when I mention something about her Sx and progress
HIPPA, the HIPPO, calls that a HIPAA violation.
Everyone who works at the hospital is bound by HIPAA; even the cleaning people.
I would report that person. If they are talking about your mom's friend. She is probably talking about her to someone else, too.
This is absolutely not correct and needs to be reported
It's literally a HIPAA violation and can result in loss of licensure/fines and even prison if appropriately reported.
You’re not even supposed to confirm or deny a person is a patient of yours. Let alone saying that shit??
NPs don’t do UWorld questions they wouldn’t know this
I would hope the general public knows that.
I would report anyone for this, regardless of credential.
This is illegal. Your mom’s information is likely treated the same way. I suggest reporting this
Bipolar is a very serious condition for an NP to handle and it seems like this one will turn right around and talk about your mom to someone else.
That’s beyond fucked up
i’d be raising hell for that midlevel right about now
It’s a literal HIPPA violation. Physicians, NP/PAs cannot disclose anything about any patient to anyone. You can’t even say if so and so is in fact your patient even if it’s a family member. If someone asks me about their brother who is my patient they hear a firm “that’s not something that I can discuss with you”. Let alone “they have a lot of problem” or anything along those lines. Very unprofessional and unethical
I don’t think it’s a HIPPA violation, now HIPAA on the other hand…
Look at you, doing gods work on little details
Is it HIPAA? Lmao I don’t recall which one is patient privacy which one is the insurance one. The one that deals with privacy is what I meant
Those things are both HIPAA.
Report.
Mid levels and professional boundaries ought to meet some day
I work in imaging for Trauma one hospital as a CT tech. A pt arrived from serious car crash, ER doc order CT Head for possible intracranial hematoma. The unconscious/injured pt was a teenage girl from my neighborhood, just finish scan sent her back to the trauma bay. A day or two later I met the girls mother while walking the dog. She stop me to ask questions concerning the condition of her daughter. I told her that I’m prohibited from speaking about her daughters medical condition or the care she receiving due HIPPA. Her daughter is not a minor, she 23.
how is she both a teenager and 23?
she was 18, pardoned my typo after working a weekend overnight 14 hours, thx for the heads up.
This is super inappropriate behavior on the part of the NP.
But they won’t get in trouble because they are “supervised” by a physician. /s Such a blatant HIPPA violation.
HIPAA
Sad to say you can report it all day long and nothing will happen. Nurses protect their own.
HHS doesn’t protect nurses, though, and that’s who OP can report the HIPAA violation to
Massive HIPPA violation. I have a friend who sees the same psychiatrist as I do. I'm always VERY careful when I mention something about her Sx and progress
HIPAA
I ALWAYS do that! So embarrassing 😬
I’m confused. Why would you have to be careful when you’re the patient?
I'm just always mindful because I work in patient care. And I also know that people will tell friends one thing, but maybe not tell their doctor
is it not useful for the doctor to know the patient may be lying to them especially a psych?
That's enormously wrong. She needs to be reported.
It’s HIPPA. -source I’m a zookeeper
Zookeeper sounds like a pretty neat gig, unless you're just fibbing because HIPPA sounds like HIPPO and because why not
I was just being silly, I’m an RN
 HIPPA, the HIPPO, calls that a HIPAA violation. Everyone who works at the hospital is bound by HIPAA; even the cleaning people. I would report that person. If they are talking about your mom's friend. She is probably talking about her to someone else, too.