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I was shocked while browsing a common nursing website to see the following headline.

Hospital Seeks To Fire Five Hospital Employees For Privacy Breaches On Social Network.

Since I am part of the baby boomer generation that doesn’t understand Facebook, Twitter, etc., I have a hard time with what I hear people post on these sites. I do, however, understand HIPPA laws, and I’m astonished that some nurses, judging by this article, do not.

Do we need a review of exactly what Patient Privacy Information Means? Sharing thoughts on how hard you’ve worked during a particular shift is harmless, but naming a patient or even a diagnosis is considered a violation and will lead to disciplinary action that could include termination.

This seems like Common Sense to me. I was educated in the dark ages before HIPPA, but I was schooled in Patient Confidentiality and what that means.

So please, THINK before you Post anything related to your patients, their diagnosis, their problems, the doctors attitude…this includes pictures of unusual conditions, wounds or you and your colleagues sharing cake in the break room.

Remember, once you send something into cyber space it’s out there! Let’s all use COMMON SENSE! – Donna Couturié, Director of Clinical Operations

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