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2007-11-13 08:27:02 · 9 answers · asked by ? 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
If it was done in a way that was totally anonymous. I think it could really help advance our medical knowledge when it comes to diagnosing primary and secondary effects of illnesses. The links between lifestyle and affliction. It's really not an invasion of privacy to say "this one guy has hemroids, diabetes and had his tonsils removed when he was 10". However, if a name is attached and the patient is able to be traced, it would be.
2007-11-13 15:03:07 · answer #1 · answered by RaddicalGrl25 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He should be fired- what he did is both illegal and unethical. The doctor he works for can also get in trouble for this. As many have already suggested, call the doctor's office ASAP and tell them what happened. Your landlord should get fired (whether not not he actually will is up to the business owner, although it is very bad practice to keep an employee who violates HIPAA standards). If your landlord has any certificates (nursing, phlebotomy, etc), they should get yanked, as well. HIPAA violations are a huge deal here. There is absolutely no excuse for anyone to access a patient's PHI (protected health information) for personal use. You should never look up a patient's records unless you need it to provide patient care, which was obviously not the intent of your landlord. I would also suggest you move out ASAP. If you did not sign a lease, it should be fairly easy. Give notice as per your state's requirements and get the hell out of there. This is probably not the first time your landlord has done this, and he may very well wind up in jail soon.
2016-05-23 00:12:38 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't have anything to hide but I don't want anyone to have access to any information about me without my consent. It's too much of a slippery slope. I don't even use my real name on myspace.
2007-11-13 08:35:22 · answer #3 · answered by rachel m 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no, not that I wouldn't give consent cuz I've got nothing to hide, but I'd like the option of giving it. not being able to give consent would make me feel violated.
2007-11-13 08:32:20 · answer #4 · answered by wasted mutt FKA singing fanny 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why not? In the future that information might save someone else who had the same thing I had.
2007-11-13 08:36:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
hmm good question,,, although i haev nothing to hide its not their business kinda
i wouldnt mind if it was life threatening
2007-11-13 08:34:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I guess so if I had nothing to hide
2007-11-13 08:30:38 · answer #7 · answered by stinky4sam 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
oh no!!!!!!
they shld ask 4 my permission so i can say NO!
2007-11-13 18:05:05 · answer #8 · answered by 2D1iLuV 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No--nah--no way
2007-11-13 08:34:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋