Comments on: HIPAA and blogging http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/05/hipaa-and-blogging.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:15:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/05/hipaa-and-blogging.html/comment-page-1#comment-75340 Anonymous Tue, 22 May 2007 21:00:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/05/hipaa-and-blogging.html#comment-75340 While patient privacy is certainly a consideration, there are other issues as well. Not all employers want their employees or medical staff blogging about work. We can argue till the cows come home about whether this is needlessly restrictive or not, but the fact remains that employers often call the shots, and when you don't dance to their tune you can be disciplined.<br/><br/>Taste and ethics ought to be considered as well. Where this line gets crossed will no doubt depend on individual interpretation and circumstances. It's important to recognize, however, that there is in fact a line and that sometimes you cross it at your peril. While patient privacy is certainly a consideration, there are other issues as well. Not all employers want their employees or medical staff blogging about work. We can argue till the cows come home about whether this is needlessly restrictive or not, but the fact remains that employers often call the shots, and when you don’t dance to their tune you can be disciplined.

Taste and ethics ought to be considered as well. Where this line gets crossed will no doubt depend on individual interpretation and circumstances. It’s important to recognize, however, that there is in fact a line and that sometimes you cross it at your peril.

]]> By: Eric Turkewitz http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/05/hipaa-and-blogging.html/comment-page-1#comment-75339 Eric Turkewitz Tue, 22 May 2007 20:19:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/05/hipaa-and-blogging.html#comment-75339 I doubt the departure of Flea had anything to do with potential HIPPA violations, because the physician-patient privilege was waived when the suit was brought.<br/><br/>--ET I doubt the departure of Flea had anything to do with potential HIPPA violations, because the physician-patient privilege was waived when the suit was brought.

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