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    Mar 4, 2009, 06:55 PM
    HIPAA rules
    If a nurse allowed a former employee to spend several hours visiting at work (behind the desk, in patient rooms, etc.) when patients were present, would this constitute a HIPAA violation?
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    Mar 4, 2009, 07:36 PM

    Where is this, ( with the exception of behind the desk) is visitors allowed in rooms.

    I know for example in a nursing home I wonder though in and out of rooms all the time talking to residences

    I know in the hospital I often go visit from varoius rooms.

    What info did they get during their visit
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    Mar 4, 2009, 07:37 PM
    Yes this is a HIPAA violation as the former employee has no rights to the information provided. Heck, I can't even look up my FIL's info and he is at the same hospital I work for.
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