Who do you tell if someone breaks HIPAA?

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What is the policy for how to handle a situation where you experience another nurse breaking HIPAA?

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Specializes in Healthcare risk management and liability.

Speaking as the former compliance officer, I would report it to the facility compliance or privacy officer.

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Is this something you witnessed as a student in a clinical setting, or is this an assignment you are working on? Knowing the reason why you are asking this question would be helpful in giving you a response. If it is something that you saw in the clinical setting let your clinical instructor know your concern.

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It's a job interview question, and I'm not sure if there's a set standard for how to go about addressing it.

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Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.

There is if witnessed follow company reporting protocol usually compliance officer

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Specializes in Healthcare risk management and liability.
It's a job interview question, and I'm not sure if there's a set standard for how to go about addressing it.

Speaking as the person who does interviews, I would give full marks to a candidate who would report it to the privacy/compliance officer. Reporting it to your supervisor would also be acceptable.

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Great way to get rid of a coworker you dislike.....

Kidding, kidding....

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Specializes in ICU.

I guess I want to know what you think is a violation of HIPAA in a job interview?

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Specializes in PICU, Sedation/Radiology, PACU.
I guess I want to know what you think is a violation of HIPAA in a job interview?

OP is saying that she was asked this question during a job interview, not that she feels a HIPAA violation occurred in a job interview.

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