11-06-2012, 02:14 PM
lafinfil wrote:
So were these actions reported to the proper authorities ?
Both nurses explained that they would be arrested under the privacy laws for even contemplating reporting it. If it doesn't relate to patient care issues, they can't report it. And all they could tell their husbands was "One of my patients". No ability to name them. And of course I didn't ask.
HIPAA is a Catch-22 kind of law. I sometimes wonder how many medical mistakes happen because people are not allowed to discuss patient care.