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HIPAA Hooray--Or Is It?

By Sharon B. Buchbinder, RN, PhD posted 12-02-2013 07:44

  
Many years ago when I was an Intravenous (IV) Therapist in training at a major teaching hospital, I sat down to a thirty minute dinner break with my fellow IV team members in the hospital cafeteria. One of our team mates was late. She rushed to the table with her tray, and raced to tell us why she was delayed. Not only did she provide the team with chapter and verse of the patient she last saw, but also told us the patient’s diagnosis, the tragedy surrounding the patient, the little boy she was leaving behind, and her youth.

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Happy Holidays!

Sharon

Sharon Buchbinder, RN, PhD
Professor and Program Director
MS in Healthcare Management
Stevenson University
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