Mini Rant

[blondy2061h, MSN, RN]

It's HIPAA, not HIPPA, darn it!

[RN1982]

Oh come on, are we back at that again?

[ohmeowzer RN, RN]

good grief !! i agree with the above poster....

[Keepstanding, ASN, RN]

ah...yeah, drives me crazy too !!

praiser :heartbeat

[Seagate]

Here we go again!

*Cue Benny Hill theme music*

[BittyBabyGrower, MSN, RN]

In the big scheme of things....does it really matter LOL

[Lucky0220]

I'm with you! I have posted on this site so many times about the awful spelling I see. Some people care and some just do not. Just like they do about their health!!

[Medic2RN, BSN, RN, EMT-P]

I'd rather have people spell it incorrectly and understand exactly what the HIPAA law entails rather than knowing how to spell it and not grasping the concept.

[Straydandelion]

I'd rather have people spell it incorrectly and understand exactly what the HIPAA law entails rather than knowing how to spell it and not grasping the concept.

I agree, yet it is also nice to remember the spelling, thanks for the reminder.

[leslie :-D]

I'd rather have people spell it incorrectly and understand exactly what the HIPAA law entails rather than knowing how to spell it and not grasping the concept.

true.

but it would also lend us (nurses) more credibility when we can understand and spell the law, don't you think?

think about it: what would the 2nd 'p' stand for in "hippa"?

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

it only places us on shakier ground when we lack basic common sense 101.

leslie

[cherrybreeze, ADN, RN]

true.

but it would also lend us (nurses) more credibility when we can understand and spell the law, don't you think?

think about it: what would the 2nd 'p' stand for in "hippa"?

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

it only places us on shakier ground when we lack basic common sense 101.

leslie

That's exactly the problem.......I always forget what the initials stand for, therefore I often accidentally use two P's instead of two A's. I won't tell you what I mistake it for, but it's a reasonable substitution.

I'm also a person that is very picky about grammar, punctuation, capitalization, etc, so it's not like I'm just being careless in making the mistake. It's just an honest error, good grief. I'd rather do that than post like I'm texting on a cell phone.

[leslie :-D]

That's exactly the problem.......I always forget what the initials stand for, therefore I often accidentally use two P's instead of two A's. I won't tell you what I mistake it for, but it's a reasonable substitution.

I'm also a person that is very picky about grammar, punctuation, capitalization, etc, so it's not like I'm just being careless in making the mistake. It's just an honest error, good grief. I'd rather do that than post like I'm texting on a cell phone.

you're right, cherry.

i'm just being cranky today.

it's an easy mistake to make.

leslie