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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was annoyed that my PCP office's EMR (Epic) automatically shared records with my *dentist*.

OP, if your ex accesses your records without a legitimate reason, that's a HIPAA violation and he can get in trouble with his employer. The employer can see who has any accessed any records. If he's really unhinged, this might not stop him. [/quote]

Dentist is bad, but how abt this!

I (a physician) went to see a specialist who a dr friend recommended. I dutifully (stupidly?)  wrote her name “larla smith” in the “how did you learn abt our practice?” section (and NOT “dr larla smith” in the “were you referred by your physician?” Section) and she ended up getting a fulsome report of my entire visit mailed to her office, including a personal note from the doc to call him with any questions. [/quote]

This.

In my community there's a ring of adult bullies who target and harass various individuals for their personal amusement. I wish I were exaggerating but unfortunately I am not. One of them was sued a few years ago for spreading slander about an individual they were harassing. The harasser is 100% capable of getting a friend working in a medical office to get him personal medical information with the intent to embarrass the person they're terrorizing. 100% capable.

The databases don't take into account the many ways a patient's personal medical information can be misused. These databases are dangerous.[/quote]

Why couldn't the harasser get a friend to look at paper records?[/quote]

Paper records are available only in your doctor's office (unless I'm mistaken).

An industry-wide database with ALL your information from ALL the physicians you've ever seen is available for snooping from ANY medical-related organization, not just doctor's offices.

Do you understand the implications contained in this fact, to include the high likelyhood of data breaches?[/quote]

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