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1. HIPAA Violation? What counts and what doesn't in Nursing School?

   brainysmurfette replied to brainysmurfette's topic in HIPAA

   Thanks for the help, guys. I am not sure if I personally am on the hit list or not, but I am guessing we will find out when I go in for class. If they try to say this is a HIPAA thing, I am going to fight it. It seems like a personal agenda of our...

2. HIPAA Violation? What counts and what doesn't in Nursing School?

   brainysmurfette replied to brainysmurfette's topic in HIPAA

   I understand that...it just seems like a funeral home wouldn't be covered by HIPAA, and the details they spilled were not names, or any kind of medical records, or anything that could be related to a person. I guess that's why I'm confused.

3. HIPAA Violation? What counts and what doesn't in Nursing School?

   brainysmurfette posted a topic in HIPAA

   I am currently a senior in the nursing program at my school. A few weeks ago, we went on a 'field trip' to a funeral home to see what happens after some patients take a turn for the worse, and we have to help the grieving family through the next ste...