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[-] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 21 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It's not a HIPAA violation for a report like this to go over unsecured radio waves:

16 year old male, unresponsive. Suspected alcohol poisoning. EMS required. Address to be provided by emergency services

[-] godzillabacter@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

I know, which is why my example was about providing the patient's name over the radio.

[-] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 11 months ago

Does EMS typically provide patient names over the radio? That honestly seems like information that would normally not be needed, or potentially even known.

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

They have to keep it vague like that because the channel is open to all. It's a limitation of the system.

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