Is this a hipaa violation
I am being accused of a hipaa violation. I am being told that I took a phone number of a residents family member out of a chart to contact this family member to discuss with her if she would be willing to write a statement for me at work concerning another matter. I did contact her but she gave me her phone number months before this to do her a favor for her family member while she was away on vacation. I did not take the number out of the chart. I was also repremanded for making personal phone calls at work which I was advised to get statement about the incident from anyone I was friends with and family members. Is this considered a hipaa violation taking a residents family members number out of a chart and using it at work. Even though I did not do this I had the number I thought we were friends!
Continue to is this a hipaa violation
This person that I got the phone number is now against me she wrote the statement against me. The family member is the one accusing me of taking the number out of the chart. At no time was there any info exchange about the patient. The conversation was about her writing a statement for me about a sexual harassment claim I had against me too and I wanted to ask her if she would be willing to write a statement to support me and she said no cause she was under fire at the facility for un paid bill with her family member and the next thing I knew someone I thought was a friend became a instant enemie. I do have people to back up the fact that the day in question at no time did anyone see me get in the chart and get the number.