Would Adcomms be upset if...

[Aposteriori]

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In my meaningful essay, I am writing about an experience at a children's hospital where a kid was diagnosed with a brain tumor. The hospital said that I cannot talk about the patient. In my essay I am do not specify the names, and talk about an event where the mom just wanted to talk with me.

Would the adcomms be annoyed that I talked about a patient who had a brain lesion and a deadly brain tumor?

 

[PantherPride]

As long as you're following HIPPA guidelines you're fine. You already know not to give names/specifics

 

[Cawolf]

As long as you're following HIPAA guidelines you're fine. You already know not to give names/specifics

Fixed above and also note that cases are discussed all of the time. Your goal is to edit enough information that the patient cannot be readily identified.

 

[Goro]

No, and I've seen it done, actually.

In my meaningful essay, I am writing about an experience at a children's hospital where a kid was diagnosed with a brain tumor. The hospital said that I cannot talk about the patient. In my essay I am do not specify the names, and talk about an event where the mom just wanted to talk with me.

Would the adcomms be annoyed that I talked about a patient who had a brain lesion and a deadly brain tumor?

 

[NotWayneBrady]

You're fine, make sure there's no PHI in it and the story is 100% fair game. I used a story of a 2 year old and his mother that I met in the ER, just had to change their names.

 

[Anthrax]

No, lots of people talk about patient encounters that had a long lasting impression/influence on them.

 

[Gandyy]

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Nvm people already answered this thoroughly

 

[EParker37]

My essay uses a story of a frequent flyer patient I had a number of summers ago, I just removed all identifying information. You can discuss cases as long as it cannot be directly linked to a patient. My 50 y/o male who flipped over his tractor and ended up with a hemopneumo, flail chest and severe abdominal trauma is unidentifiable, it could be any 50 y/o male in the US, even though I described specifics of the case itself.