Re: Patient Confidentiality Breach?

[Guest guest]

Yes, I get the same thing! But, are anxious family members or pts.

primary care physician a " real " priority? Not to say they are not important

at all, but is that importance worth giving out the pts.' name and,

therefore, violating the pts.' rights? No, it is not. I've not had a

family member yet or primary care physician either who could not give me

enough about the pts. chief complaint or condition that I can't identify

whether we've received a pt report on their family/pt. Granted, I work in a

rather small ER now, but I've also worked in larger and I still can't see

any " necessity " . There are reasons that it would be nice to have the pts.

name (family, other physicians, having old medical records upon pt's

arrival, etc.), but it was not a life and death matter, therefore my

personal feeling is that it's not important enough to give the pt's name

over the air waves where many, many people are apt to be listening.

In fact, and my employer knows my feelings also, I do not even agree

with the radio being in a position where other pts and pts' families are

within hearing distance in the ER. As I said, the ER I presently work in

has an " open " type radio and anyone in the ER at the time a report is made

can hear that report. Even though we don't use names, I don't believe that

it's in the pts best interest to have their report heard by anyone who

happens to be in the ER. The ER where I worked before had a telephone and

only the person who answered could hear the report. Sometimes it took some

relaying of information to the charge nurse or doctor, but that could be

done at the nurses' station out of earshot of others.

Like I said before, it's my opinion and worth exactly what you paid for

it!

Take care, stay safe, and practice mercy, ya'll!!

Jana

FW,TX

[texasems-L] Patient Confidentiality Breach?

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> > > Is it a breach of patient confidentiality to give the patient's name

and

> > > birth date to the receiving facility using a cell phone?

> > >

> > > I was taught to never give a patients personal info over the radio.

> Since

> > > cell phones use radio waves,

> > > and I know it is quite common for the general public to have scanners

> that

> > > pick up those freq.

> > > wouldn't that be the same as using the two-way?

> > >

> > > This subject is brought up due to an increasing request by the

receiving

> > > facility for info to begin a chart before the pt actually arrives.

> > >

> > > What do yall think?

> > >

> > >

> > > Steve Gifford EMT-P

> > > Weatherford College

> > > Weatherford, TX 76086-5699

> > > 817) 594-5471 ext. 351

> > > Fax 817) 598-6455

> > >

> >

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