Re: Hipaa Violation

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On 3/25/08, JOanne wrote:
> I received a call from a person who lives in the same town
> as me. She had received my x-rays from an orthopedic
> office the her son went to. Somehow they mailed my x-rays
> to her son who is a 15 year old boy. I am a 53 year old
> woman and I didn't request that my x-rays be mailed, and
> our names are not aphebetically even close. But somehow
> they mailed them to a person I didn't know. I just got
> lucky that the person knew my name because I am active in
> the community and called me. I wonder if this is a HIPAA
> violation. I know I am not happy that my x-rays were sent
> to a stranger. What should I do?

Contact the doctor's office, inform them that your x-rays
were sent to someone, and ask them what the hell happened.
Clearly this is some sort of administrative snafu. Unless
the 15 year old boy or his mother are doctors or x-ray
technicians, they don't have a clue what your x-rays show.