Doctors Note Hipaa
doctors note hipaa
Is this a HIPAA violation?
There is this girl at work who is constantly out ill. I have heard stories that she hurt her back moving furniture, she has gotten hurt trying to attack a burglar, she was at the hospital because her period wouldn’t stop, they say she needs a hysterectomy, and now I hear she has been out of work for a week due to a heart attack/condition. She always has notes from doctors, so I’m told. Also, when she calls in to work, she only calls one person; the boss. If all the employees hear of all these stories, and the boss is definitely the only one who gets called, then he is the one telling whomever about this girls illnesses. Is this a violation of that girls HI PAA rights?
That is not a HIPPA violation.
HIPPA protects the contents of your medical records. It does not protect any conversations you have about your medical condition.
David Lawrence Center and ValueOptions Tele-Psychiatry Pilot Program
