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To: FreeAtlanta
A doctor, who posts XRays on his Facebook page, then chats with other of his "friends" alerts me about his professionalism.

Knowing that Facebook is public, I wonder about the judgement of any doctor who feels comfortable doing it.

HIPPA rules will not allow my doctor or a lab to discuss my medical results for anything with my own family member, how does a professional decide it's OK to post my "family" member's XRay on a social website, much less make jokes about the cause of death.

42 posted on 02/26/2014 7:28:35 AM PST by zerosix (Native Sunflower)
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To: zerosix

I’ve seen medical IT operations, and HIPAA is really strict about protecting the confidentiality of what they call PHI. Personally identifiable health information.

An anonymous X-ray doesn’t count.


43 posted on 02/26/2014 7:32:37 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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