Complying With HIPAA When Using Social Media
Even seemingly innocuous postings to social media by employees containing protected health information could result in breaches, a specialist in HIPAA compliance says.
Posting information online about a patientâs diagnosis is a growing conundrum for those policing the privacy and security rules outlined in HIPAA. In 2018, a pediatric nurse at Texas Childrenâs Hospital lost her job after she posted details about a toddlerâs measles diagnosis on an Anti-Vaxxer Facebook Page. Since then, scores of clinicians and nurses have lost their licenses for posting private information on social media. Often these cases result in lawsuits and settlements by health care providers.