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    May 20, 2010, 10:26 AM
    How can I protect myself from a false accusation of a HIPAA violation?
    I am a nurse.I was accused of a HIPAA violation. My DON had a daughter in a mental health facility that I previously worked for about a year ago. Another co-worker at the new job mentioned something about the daughter that I mistakenly repeated to another nurse who reported it. Now the DON is convinced that I repeated information from a private chart, rather than an informal discussion. The hospital legal department now wants to meet with me. Do I need a lawyer?
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    May 20, 2010, 10:48 AM

    Do you need a Lawyer? I don't know. Would I get one? Yes.

    I don't understand how you mistakenly repeated something - you didn't mention names or something along those lines?

    I would not attempt to meet without an Attorney.
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    May 20, 2010, 01:45 PM
    Yes, I would get a lawyer.

    You didn't "mistakenly" repeat it, you repeated it intentionally. For what purpose I don't know, but you did repeat it rather than informing the nurse who told you that she was committing a HIPAA violation.
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