Re: Hipaa Violation

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Perhaps your patient numbers are similar and that's how the
mix-up occured.

On 3/25/08, Terry wrote:
> 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.