Hippa question for interviews

[FindersFee5]

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So, if, in an interview, I end up talking about some specific patient I've seen, and I use their first name (because it feels super awkward and childish to say "I'll call him Bob"), would that be a privacy violation?

 

[aldol16]

HIPAA basically prohibits giving out identifying information about the patient. A first name is fine unless somebody could, based on that first name and the story you tell, figure out exactly who you're talking about.

 

[studentdocftw]

If you are concerned why not go with "There was an incredible patient I had the opportunity to interact with..".

 

[Ismet]

1. It's HIPAA.
2. As said above, a first name is not a HIPAA violation.
3. It's not childish to use a pseudonym. Happens all the time in personal statements.
4. It's not necessary to even name the patient.

 

[Catalystik]

It has happened during an interview that an adcomm recognized a relative being described from the information given about an "anonymous" patient's rare medical situation. Don't let that happen.