Recording Lectures and HIPPA

kukukajoo, LPN · Jan 12, 2008

First year instructors didnt seem to want lectures taped, but our second year instructors have no problems with this at all. It could be that your instructors do not want to be taped as well. I would check into this.

I know we all had to agree as well, collectively as a class since there was participation and input from everyone (well almost everyone!). Of course, nobody had any issues and many tape the lectures.

caliotter3 · Jan 12, 2008

Not one time did I ever hear an instructor refer to a patient by name along with their condition during lectures. As long as this is the norm, there is no violation of HIPAA. What occurs during clinical conference, though, should not be taped because there is no way you can get around not mentioning the patient unless you refer to them by room and bed number. Even so, the conversations are about professional issues, not gossip. What is talked about in the clinical conferences should not be repeated outside of the clinical area anyway. So even in clinical, there should be no violation of HIPAA. These people are reacting to the threat of someone filing complaints, not the practicality of the situation. And sometimes, any excuse is a good excuse to prevent unwanted practices. Instructors in general have been getting away from giving permission for taping of their lectures because they don't want to be held responsible for everything that comes out of their mouths. A sad fact of school life.

nikjalik03 · Jan 12, 2008

CT Pixie you hit it on the head. At my school, we are not allowed to record ANY lecture. We all (the students) have come to the conclusion that the reason for this is they do not want to be called down on information given in class, but tested on something entirely different from the lecture. This happens all the time.:angryfire