Re: HIPAA violation?

From: Dwilliams (animallady2002_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 10/20/04 

Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 08:18:38 -0500

Not to mention that now it COULD cost him his job.

Dee

"Anne Vasquez" <annevasquez@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:8Pkdd.7757$Lk3.4930@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com...
> Unless your son signed something that allowed the office to give
> information to his employer, I don't see why they would have any
> business reading his medical record to his supervisor. That's a load of
> malarkey, IMO.
>
> Anne
>
>
> Becky Young wrote:
> > Here's the deal. My son injured himself. He was riding a mechanical bull
at the
> > local cowboy bar. When he threw his arm in the air to balance, his
shoulder
> > just dislocated. It was awful, he is realy messed up.
> >
> > His job is loading boxes of cookies in a Nabisco warehouse. He pulled
this
> > little stunt when everybody was scheduled to go on vacation for deer
season.
> > They are pissed.
> >
> > The talk by the surgeon is of a total shoulder replacement, that's how
serious
> > an injury this is. He _was_ fooling around, but gracious, it was
Saturday
> > night, for Pete's sake.
> >
> > Here's what he tells me happened. He went to work and presented his note
saying
> > that he has to have further time off. They are talking a bunch of trash
about
> > firing him because people had to cancel their vacations.
> >
> > His supervisor (also his union steward, which I think stinks) called the
> > doctor's office. The people there read Joe's transcribed note to this
guy,
> > saying that Joe was anxious to get back to racing that Saturday night,
which he
> > was - and was given permission to do, because the mechanics of driving
include
> > being strapped into the car with the arms strapped to the sides -
nothing like
> > lifting boxes of cookies.
> >
> > So they're all mad at him. Believe me when I say that Joe does NOT want
to be
> > off work, this wreaks havoc with their budget, and they are barely
making it on
> > his disability pay.
> >
> > We think the office person did wrong by reading the note in the first
place.
> > Are we wrong?
> >
> >
> > Becky Young
> >

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