True or false
A student copies an obituary from the newspaper for a patient she and other students cared for during a clinical rotation. The student posts the obituary on her Facebook page and asks if other nursing students will be attending the wake/visitation. This action is a violation of HIPAA policy?
False.
True.
Posting the obituary and discussing the patient's information on a public platform like Facebook is a violation of HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) policy. HIPAA protects the privacy and confidentiality of patients' personal health information. Sharing any identifiable information about a patient without their consent, especially on social media, is considered a breach of HIPAA guidelines.