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Question

Two transport technicians are in an elevator. A physician is standing in the corning texting on his phone. The physician is aware of the two technicians. One tech. says to the other, "You should have seen the patient I took to the mental health unit yesterday. She had curlers in her hair and said that aliens were communicating with her through her curlers". The second tech. laughed and said, "You should have asked her if the aliens landed in area 51".

Is this a HIPAA violation? Explain your answer.

An RN was searching through the electronic medical record at the hospital in which she worked. A co-worker came up and asked what she was doing. The RN replied, "My husband had his blood drawn a couple days ago, and I wanted to see what his results were". Is this a HIPAA violation? Explain your answer.

Dr. Smart called the unit and asked the nurse to look up the patient's current EKG results. The nurse notices that Dr. Payne is the physician assigned to the patient. Is this a HIPAA violation? Explain your answer.

Although the staff have been efficient and frequently attempting to meet the high demands of the patient, the patient has been complaining of the nurses each and every shift. The charge nurse talks to the nurse manager about the situation. Is this a HIPAA violation? Explain your answer.