Former classmate takes unlisted phone number from dental patient file. Is this a HIPAA violation? - reporting hipaa violations
Some time ago, a former high school teammate, who is also in the office by my dentist as a dental hygienist and not a close friend called me to leave home, compared to a future meeting of the class and a message. The problem is that the phone number was an unknown number changed 6 years ago. The only way to do this person could be in my dental records, she had seen no case because I consider not in direct care, too. I asked if he had received a postcard about the reunion of the class via e-mail because my e-mail has changed since the last time. He made me wonder what other information has been disclosed. My question is: Should I report this to his boss, the American Dental Association, or leave things as they are? Moreover, there are provisions of the statute of limitations for violations of HIPAA cancel?
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Reporting Hipaa Violations Former Classmate Takes Unlisted Phone Number From Dental Patient File. Is This A HIPAA Violation?
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As a dental hygientist do not have to look at your medical records, is certainly a violation of HIPAA, which you can use his phone number unlisted. Of course, you should tell your dentist or his boss, and you can also notify the U.S. Department of Health and Social Services.
If dental hygienists need to be approved by your country, you can also contact the regulatory body for dentistry.
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