The case of HIPAA, an orthodontist, and Black Panther ’s Michael B. Jordan

After an orthodontist blogged about an emergency visit where his patient broke her retainer after watching Michael B. Jordan in the blockbuster hit, the Black Panther, the young woman identified herself as the anonymous patient after learning about the story via Twitter. Though she was initially quite embarrassed, she was ultimately good-natured about all of the unexpected publicity. The natural question for many health care providers was whether there was a violation of patient privacy or HIPAA? If there was, was there any harm? If there was a violation of patient privacy or HIPAA, what should the consequences be if any? HIPAA violation? Protecting PHI alone may not be enough What we know is that the orthodontist in question feels that this blog post was not a HIPAA violation. This much is clear on his blog. He might be correct on first glance. Continue reading ... Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how.
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Social media Primary Care Twitter Source Type: blogs