Recording Lectures and HIPPA

hikernurse · Jan 10, 2008

Nope, we were encouraged to record lectures if we were so inclined. Of course, we couldn't record clinical post-conferences, but who'd want to? None of that stuff was on the test .

squee-gee · Jan 10, 2008

I've never heard of that either - how can it be a violation of HIPPA? Why would it be alright to print the content in a book, but not ok to tape record the lecture from that same content? I don't know what I would do without the ability to record my lectures - it's saved my butt countless times to relisten to the lectures until what they are saying finally sinks in. I hope they give you very detailed handouts for each lecture, and talk slowly!

Meriwhen, ASN, BSN, MSN, RN · Jan 10, 2008

If they're using patient names or enough personal details about the patient that they could possibly be identified, then yes, it would be a problem.

hikernurse · Jan 10, 2008

If they're using patient names or enough personal details about the patient that they could possibly be identified, then yes, it would be a problem.

Good point. That would violate privacy (although it's probably done all the time), but even saying it--with or without a recorder being present--would still be a violation. We would discuss patients all the time in post-conference; I think we were allowed to since it was considered a learning experience and the information was not to go out of the room.

Frankly, I think those darn care plans were more of a violation than anything else. They had dates and initials, age, a medical and social history and once they were corrected we got them to keep. I'm sure laptops all over have basically private information in the form of care plans stored, at least temporarily.

MB37 · Jan 10, 2008

I record all of my lectures - if profs tell stories about old patients of theirs, there are no names or dates mentioned so HIPPA is not violated.

sailornurse · Jan 10, 2008

HIPPA is to protect patients, not sure how nursing lectures would violate this unless they are going to mention the patient by name/age in lecture. Also find out what the policy of the college/university is. It may be within your right to record lectures.

Heck I was in the process of learning how to record my lectures for my students in the form of podcasts that they can download to any mp3 players.

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FAworld · Jan 10, 2008

Our school's policy on recording lectures is that you must receive permission from the instructor and sign some kind of waiver. I'm curious to see how many, if any, instructors have an issue with recording their lectures. I'm hoping none.

CT Pixie, BSN, RN · Jan 11, 2008

I don't see how it violates HIPAA. Unless of course they are using names and/or identifiable ways to figure out who the pt is. And if they are doing that then THEY are violating HIPAA themselves.

We have a few teachers who don't allow to be recorded because they don't want to say something and have it played back to them to show them they've said it. I guess they had said things in lecture, then tested on it, but when the students picked the letter with the info she gave them in class, it was marked wrong.

Recording a lecture does not violate HIPPA.

RNMom2010 · Jan 11, 2008

According to a student who is ahead of me, we are not allowed to tape our lectures either. She did not give me a reason why (which will lead me to ask as to why when I get in there!). I had not heard of anywhere my (supposedly) my school until the OP mentioned this!! Dang it are we just the unlucky ones?!?

Alternator81 · Jan 11, 2008

Recording it would not break HIPPA laws, That wouldn't break HIPPA unless you discuss a certain pt from clinical - their name or other personal info that revealed their identity- and then the recording was obtained by someone not from your class... Very unlikely.

But never the less, I would not want to listen to lecture AGAIN after class! That is why I take notes. I wouldn't want to go home and listen to 5+ hours of lecture all over again!

santhony44, MSN, RN, NP · Jan 11, 2008

I don't see how it would violate HIPPA unless the lecturer were giving a lot more detail than should be necessary.

That may just be a convenient excuse for instructors who don't want their lectures recorded. Why having lectures recorded should be a problem, I don't understand.