adn_nursingstudent
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Thank you for your input. HIPAA can be sort of a gray area at times it seems, although there are definitely many cases where it’s very cut and dry... such as looking at a chart one has no business looking in. Oh!! And no plans to turn her in... unless she makes me mad!!! ? (Kidding :))).
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Hello! I have never posted on here before so I’m not sure if I’m doing this right. I work at a hospital where it is common that the Nurses and Doctors text back and forth regarding patients. I have always thought this was a HIPAA violation until a nurse pointed out that as long as the information is “de-identified” PHI, HIPAA rules no longer apply. One of my best nursing friends inadvertently text a picture of some lab results for a patient to a to the wrong number. There was no information that could’ve been considered an “identifier” other than the text included the room number of the patient. For example... “please see attached lab results for patient in 215”. So... is this a HIPAA violation or not? Thanks to all for any input.