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In reply to the discussion: Let me tell you about a little girl my wife is treating. [View all]MrMickeysMom
(20,453 posts)You are misunderstanding HIPAA with this story. Plus, you are so unrealistic in what people in health care have to deal with, you can't possibly understand this situation.
In fact, it's quite acceptable talking about anything that does NOT have a direct identifier. For example, "Dear, I feel so heart-broken with one of my cases... "
This sharing of information breaks nothing under HIPAA. The minute you start spilling public knowledge that can be identified to the privacy of an individual's medical records... THEN you are violating HIPAA.
Anything that describes a clinical situation can be published in a journal so that its readers can gain the same knowledge. And, if there is a way to discuss it scientifically, it's called peer review.
The child is most likely in good hands, and I appreciate the discussion of reality, because BELIEVE YOU ME... there are many, many people who interface with this stuff who need to talk about it.