Patient's full name & room number possibly overheard by others?

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If other patients and visitors overhear a patient's full name and room number, is this an "incidental" HIPAA example? In a busy, high-pressure unit, visitors were looking for their person and stated the person's full name. Busy, helpful staff shared that info with the visitors, and its quite possible that others heard. 

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Hopefulone said:

If other patients and visitors overhear a patient's full name and room number, is this an "incidental" HIPAA example?

Yes.

Is someone saying it isn't an allowed/incidental disclosure?

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no, but I wasn't sure. Good to know, and thank you for taking time to respond. 

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