am I allowed to put this in a personal statement

[Eagleye2]

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Sorry if this is the wrong spot or not allowed but I am writing my personal statement and want to include a story from the practice I volunteered at. It involves a patient and their ailment, as long as I don’t mention a name it’s allowed, correct? I want to make sure before I violate HIPPA!

 

[Kpw101]

Generally if you don't include any identifying information including geographical information, you're safe.

I'm not a lawyer though nor am i privy with the complexities of HIPAA so be careful.

Edit: phone typos

 

[Eagleye2]

Generally if you don't include any identifying information including geographical information, you're safe.

I'm not a lawyer though not am i privy with the complexities if HIPAA so he careful.

Thanks for your reply. I made sure to keep it as vague as possible I literally just say she was a woman with back pain who struggled speaking english

 

[FutureSurgical]

Being familiar with HIPAA due to previous employment, make sure it isn't a super-rare disease either. Talking only 200 people in the world with an official diagnosis.

But if the patient had a run-of-the-mill trauma (broken bone) then, as long as you don't release name, geographic location, or anything like that, then it's fine.

 

[Goro]

Sorry if this is the wrong spot or not allowed but I am writing my personal statement and want to include a story from the practice I volunteered at. It involves a patient and their ailment, as long as I don’t mention a name it’s allowed, correct? I want to make sure before I violate HIPPA!

It's fine