do friends violate HIPAA

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  1. This is a discussion on do friends violate HIPAA in HIPAA and Nursing Challenges, part of General Nursing ... especially with social media, does becoming friends with a former patient (once they are no longer...

    by Nov 14, '12
    especially with social media, does becoming friends with a former patient (once they are no longer in your facility, or any facility, and are at home) and posting about them or being "tagged" with them violate HIPAA? i was under the impression that if they are no longer in your care, or facility, that it does not. am i wrong?
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    by MDtraumaRN Nov 14, '12 9:49 am
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    Nov 14, '12 by
    Yes, you are wrong. If they hadn't been your pt, you wouldn't even have their name to look them up, right?

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