If this social media post identifies the patient and/or he/her PHI, it is a violation. This stuff should not be on social media. The man's family probably does not think the CPR was pretty cool. Ok I need some EMS opinons on this, my friend who is a volunteer fireman and I got in to a arguement about this the other day here is his status from facebook:
".....it was pertty cool i got to assist with CPR on a medical today, wasnt much we could do (R.I.P old man)...."
I said since we live in a town of 2,000 thats odds are you have one of his family members as a friend on facebook and you could get in trouble for that though the HIPPA laws. He blew me off and said that he couldn't get in trouble and that hes been doing it for longer than so basicly I dont know what im talking about, really pissed me off. I asked my mom what she made of it (RN of 30 years) and she said she thinks it broke some laws. If it didn't violate a HIPPA law at the least it was very disrespectful to the departed and his family.
Is this a HIPPA law violation?
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