Comments on: Confidentiality for a celebrity's health records http://www.chrisjohnsonmd.com/2008/04/20/confidentiality-for-a-celebritys-health-records/ A doctor's blog on caring for critically ill children Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:42:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Christopher http://www.chrisjohnsonmd.com/2008/04/20/confidentiality-for-a-celebritys-health-records/comment-page-1/#comment-117 Christopher Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:25:18 +0000 http://www.chrisjohnsonmd.com/blog/?p=54#comment-117 Joyce: Thanks for your comment. HIPAA has its heart in the right place, I guess, but I agree it can go too far. It is a constant irritant for those of us who work in the PICU when concerned family members of a patient call on the telephone -- we're not allowed to tell them anything, only that the child is a patient. It can be cruel. Joyce:

Thanks for your comment. HIPAA has its heart in the right place, I guess, but I agree it can go too far. It is a constant irritant for those of us who work in the PICU when concerned family members of a patient call on the telephone — we’re not allowed to tell them anything, only that the child is a patient. It can be cruel.

]]> By: joycecwilliams http://www.chrisjohnsonmd.com/2008/04/20/confidentiality-for-a-celebritys-health-records/comment-page-1/#comment-116 joycecwilliams Mon, 21 Apr 2008 03:32:02 +0000 http://www.chrisjohnsonmd.com/blog/?p=54#comment-116 I really don't want to know about the rich and famous' medical records. However I feel at times that HIPAA goes to far with privacy issues with a person's own family. Good commentary... I really don’t want to know about the rich and famous’ medical records.

However I feel at times that HIPAA goes to far with privacy issues with a person’s own family.

Good commentary…

]]> By: Jamie http://www.chrisjohnsonmd.com/2008/04/20/confidentiality-for-a-celebritys-health-records/comment-page-1/#comment-115 Jamie Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:48:48 +0000 http://www.chrisjohnsonmd.com/blog/?p=54#comment-115 Our celebrity-mad culture has made strangers into an extension of our own property. I think the temptation is tremendous, because we are so used to 'knowing'. I knew once that Brittney Spears had boarded a plane in Miami, flown to Los Angeles, was driven to her home where she spent about twenty minutes, then went out dancing. I couldn't even tell you why I knew this. It's appalling. Our celebrity-mad culture has made strangers into an extension of our own property. I think the temptation is tremendous, because we are so used to ‘knowing’. I knew once that Brittney Spears had boarded a plane in Miami, flown to Los Angeles, was driven to her home where she spent about twenty minutes, then went out dancing.

I couldn’t even tell you why I knew this. It’s appalling.

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