Breach of Confidentiality
I am fuming, seething… soooo angry. There aren't even words to describe it. My blood pressure must have just shot through the roof. I have not felt this much emotion in a long time - it hit me so suddenly and now I have a terrible headache.
My mom called my doctor's office to find out about whether or not my Magnesium infusions had been set up with the hospital and they gave her the information over the phone. THEY GAVE HER THE INFORMATION about ME! What the hell happened to privacy laws and patient confidentiality? How the hell do they even know who she is on the phone? It could have be anybody calling. WTF… I am so angry that my information was not protected. I'm probably overreacting but I'm going to follow this through and report it to whatever authorities take care of these things.
My mom called me "the most vengeful person [she] knows". Maybe that is how it appears but those laws were put into place for a reason and all I’m doing is what's within my right as a patient seeking confidentiality.
In this case, I am not a harm to myself or a harm to anyone else so there is no legitimate reason my information should have been disclosed. I'm going to make damn sure it never happens again.
My mom called my doctor's office to find out about whether or not my Magnesium infusions had been set up with the hospital and they gave her the information over the phone. THEY GAVE HER THE INFORMATION about ME! What the hell happened to privacy laws and patient confidentiality? How the hell do they even know who she is on the phone? It could have be anybody calling. WTF… I am so angry that my information was not protected. I'm probably overreacting but I'm going to follow this through and report it to whatever authorities take care of these things.
My mom called me "the most vengeful person [she] knows". Maybe that is how it appears but those laws were put into place for a reason and all I’m doing is what's within my right as a patient seeking confidentiality.
In this case, I am not a harm to myself or a harm to anyone else so there is no legitimate reason my information should have been disclosed. I'm going to make damn sure it never happens again.