http://www.geekymarketer.com/5-simple-hipaa-violations/ https://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/root/vumc.php?site=hipaa&doc=11532 http://hipaa.ucsf.edu/frequently-asked-questions Fact of the matter is, none of this is settled caselaw even though it's been 13 years since HIPAA was approved. So some wag reporter can say "Yelp reviews might violate HIPAA" but the fact of the matter is, Yelp anonymizes your information in the same way most of the HIPAA lawyers are recommending. 'cuz let's be honest: if someone violates your HIPAA privacy on Yelp, you're going to sue that person AND Yelp, and they have deeper pockets. We used to deal with this with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The rules are deliberately vague so that lawsuits would establish caselaw. That caselaw has not been established with HIPAA, but dollars to donuts if Yelp was worried they'd be doing something else.Don’t say the patient’s last name when calling them back into the examination room. Calling a patient by first name and last initial or a numbering system is a smarter – and safer – form of identification.
Whenever possible, the patients first name and last initial should be used instead of the full name.
The use of whiteboards is allowed as long as reasonable safeguards are implemented, as appropriate. Listing only last name and first initial in the department is adequate, whereas full first and last name are permitted for safety reasons in the operating room.