Originally Posted by kdhoho
Hi,
I read through all the archives but I still have a specific question that I need answered. I work for a medical billing department. We are in cubicals and the woman next to me has had a serious condition in the past that she has openly discussed with other people. She has recently had a reoccurence of this same condition and has been on the phone with provider service reps and well as family members and also physically speaking to other employees in her cube but says she's too upset to talk to me about it even though we are very open with each other and discuss many personal things. (I definitely believe this woman has a drama thing going on!)
The other day, she was very upset and crying alot and discussing her situation, in general terms, with another employee which really upset me. I went to another employee who I knew already knew about the situation and told her that she was hysterically crying and asked her if this was a definite occurence and she wouldn't answer me.
Later on in the day, another employee pulled me aside and threatened me saying that if I said anything to anybody else that she would report me to HR. I was completely floored! Maybe I shouldn't have gone to this other employee but I was really upset about the situation and went to somebody that I thought I could trust but obviously couldn't. The person that threatened me keeps throwing HIPAA in my face saying that employee talking to employee volunteering medical conditions about themselves and family members is a HIPAA violation.
Clear this up for me PLEASE!!!:confused: