lissa150

Hello, I would like to know if it would be a HIPPA violation to call the police anonymously on a patient after they leave the ER ? A friend of a coworker ( NP ) called the police on a patient to say they were given meds by a family member while in the ER waiting area. They called the police is hopes of getting even with the patient since they asked for another doctor . The police called the patients doctor to report family sharing of medication. She tried to jeopardize the healthcare of the a patient just to be mean even though she knew her claim was false. My friend said her co-worker the NP, was not providing good care and the patient was given a new doctor. Come to find out, the is patient was having a flare up at the Doctor treated her pain . The NP did call after hours on the patient to be spiteful. Is this a hippa violation ? I am worried as to how easy it is to obtain and call on patients if the provider has a mean streak. It seems this one did and may be doing it to any patent that crosses her path . I would just like to know because I told her what she did was wrong. She crossed the line I think as a care giver. Any ideas on this ? Thank you all