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Obvious violation of hippa

My daughter was on her facebook and showed me that a friend of hers who works in a doctors office, had posted a picture of someones lab results with "HIV Positive" highlighted. The picture showed part of a soc sec # and a partial name. The girl who did this wrote : "LOL" under th pic and posted it to facebook.

How could this be reported? Who should I call? There were comments from her teenager friends telling her : Girl this a major violation of hippa!

Thank you for your replies!

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Call the Dr's office. Ask to speak to the Office Manager. Give them the details.

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Thank you!!!! I am very very sure that the Dr has no idea what she has done!!!

The doctor will no doubt be grateful to you for calling this to their attention. They could be liable for all sorts of issues. You will be, in effect, limiting their liability.

This girl also needs to learn the consequences of posting personal info related to others as a matter of ethics, not just HIPPA. Is that something to LOL about? Sad. Thanks for doing something.

Take a screenshot too just in case she takes it down.

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Now I am trying to figure out what office she works at. All my daughter knows is that she works for her grandmas dentist. I was disgusted by her thinking it is funny that person is hiv positive. You would think that she would know better since she works with peoples health info, but obviously not.

I thought I could at least see a clinic name on the sheet, but it isnt shown in the shot she posted.

Take a screenshot too just in case she takes it down.

This is critical. Otherwise she just denies it.

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I already did that. I just checked her page again, and her friends are telling her to delete the post. She said she couldnt because she posted it from her phone. I am still trying to figure out who she works for. Obviously she isnt saying!! One of her friends just asked her and all she said was she worked for a dentist.

Thank you for your replies.

That's sickening.

This is horrible......look back on some of her older posts....she might have mentioned some more info nowhere her job is on there..

I'm still trying to figure out what's funny about it. I see about 10 positive HIV tests a week. I've never thought a single one was even worth a smile. She's obviously never seen a person who is actually in the final stages of AIDS. Immature idiot.

I am having a hard time believing this. Lab results, a partial SSN AND a partial name? Hmmm....definitely a HIPAA violation.

I doubt the friend will be LOLing when she is P-L-E-A-D-I-N-G her case in court.

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