Ask Me Help Desk - Hippa violation

Yes I own my own home and I doubt if you are much older than I, if at all. And, again, I have never paid under the table for anything.

What bothers me about your posts, is you are so morally outraged that the dentist reneged on your deal, that you want to try any ruin him, but you are totally comfortable with trying to hide some income from the gov't.

Get over it already. You were told the honest truth here. I don't believe people are trying to deceive you or hide something from you or protect anyone else.

I don't believe everyone is out there looking for the back door to get their various jobs done. I hire someone to fix my truck and pay them. I hire someone to come and repair my dryer and pay them. If I am tutoring the neighbor's daughter from across the street, I am paid for it. I don't fall for the "great painter that will paint your home cheaper and better than that big bucks company." That sounds and smells like a fish.

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Originally Posted by violated

so neither of you owns a home, had a friend replace your breaks on your bucket, a hair dresser cut your hair in your home, bought weed? are you smoking now?. hey law abiding citizen, have you had a tutor? are you a tutor making money to get you through when your parents won't? believe me, i'm years older and have paid my taxes since starting working. one day, when you grow up, someone will tell you about a great painter that will paint your home cheaper and better than that big bucks company, and you will jump on it. you know why? because you will be trying to pay your bills and put your childrent through college.

I do own a home. My husband works to pay for it. Had a friend replace breaks on my car? Nope, only a licensed mechanic. Hairdresser cut my hair, yeah, my sister in law is a hairdresser. Nope, never bought weed. Quit smoking cigarettes 3 weeks ago.

Have I had a tutor? Yup, and been one too. We fill out W4 forms for the government, for tax purposes. My parents wouldn't have paid for my college anyway. My father is dead and my mother is in her 70s.

Honey, I bet you I am older than you, or at least close to your age. My husband owns his own company, we have several accountants so that one can catch what another misses.

I have 2 grown children, put them through college and they are now in the military. Just waiting on the 14 year old and the 6 year old.

Regardless, I am still a law abiding citizen. Heck, I've been a legal assistant and a paralegal, but have never seen the inside of a courtroom.

Honey, I am grown up. I think when you grow up you will realize that you have to play by the rules.

I'm not trying to ruin him. Just a taste of his own medicine. Don't forget, he was all for this when he got the price for the work. So we all have moral issues. Quite frankly I don't believe you've never gone the other way. It's probably something you deem so unimportant, it doesn't come to mind now. Think long and hard. Just because you asked forgiveness, doesn't mean it didn't happen. Especially living in ny with your taxes, scottgem, you have to be looking for a better way. After all, you have the mafia.

And it well could be that once the account fround it, most will not cheat or lie on the tax forms. But then I would like to believe most people claim the money they make cutting grass, doing odd jobs and other cash incomes. I make money from a dozen sourse, but will claim all of them

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Originally Posted by Fr_Chuck

And it well could be that once the account fround it, most will not cheat or lie on the tax forms. but then I would like to beleive most people claim the money they make cutting grass, doing odd jobs and other cash incomes. I make money from a dozen sourse, but will claim all of them

To say nothing of the fact that lots of people on this thread are licensed by the State and insured - I'm not losing my license for some back street side job and a couple of bucks.

Amazing that people who take this avenue justify it by "assuming" that everyone would make the same (dumb) choices.

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Originally Posted by violated

especially living in ny with your taxes, scottgem, you have to be looking for a better way. afterall, you have the mafia.

Sure I'm always looking for a better way, but it has to be a LEGAL way. As to the rest of that comment its not worth dignifying with an asnwer.

I think this thread isn't really about the possible HIPAA violation, but I thought I'd pop in and maybe clear up some of the confusion. I've been working in the healthcare insurance industry for about six years.

J_9 is right, there is no HIPAA violation without health information. The SSN would be a factor if there was also medical data transmitted. HIPAA law talks about transmitting Identified Protected Health Information, meaning, information about your diagnosis, treatment, prescriptions, etc that also includes information that could identify you (like your SSN). Here's a cite.

So, violated, if it was only the SSN that was involved, say if the dentist went into your file to get the SSN for his accountant, there's no HIPAA violation. There could be a potential HIPAA violation if the dentist handed over your entire file, complete with health information and identifying information, to his accountant. But, how can you prove that was the case?

Hope that helps..
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