Such a nightmare. I can’t stop thinking about this story. I just keep thinking about my brother who’s just a couple years older and what this would be like if it happened to him. Absolutely horrific for him and that poor family.

Never Allentown.

It’s just not comparable in your metaphor though. I think your analysis paints plastic surgery with too broad a brush. A boob job seems frivolous to you because we’re not considering that some people may be getting it as reconstructive surgery after cancer. Plastic surgeons repair cleft palates among other things. Are…

The poster clearly says the daughter worked there. That’s probably how she encountered the patient information.

Try not to faint.

It’s the principle of confidentiality itself that needs to be protected rather than the specific circumstances. Privacy considerations have to be across the board in order to be effective. The precedent of breaking confidentiality is dangerous.

She also worked there and likely knew that way.

Yes, I did notice and appreciate that! (Re: names)

Really good questions! Seems like a lot of people had bad judgment...

This person has effectively ruined their life. Good luck getting a job with private data ever again, never mind all the legal trouble.

 So I appreciate that you guys were young and everyone was drinking, as well as that I’m biased because my life and career could literally be ruined if I broke patient confidentiality, but kind of a shitty thing on everyone’s parts there. HIPAA exists for a reason.

Damn it have you no honor sir

Take your damn star you hooligan

I mean, I don’t like him either, but he’s not wrong...

This is disgustingly plausible. I would not bet against it, personally.

As my mom says about her own boyfriend: “He’s not a deep thinker.”

And yet my mom’s boyfriend is convinced that Trump is a good president because he’s a businessman and we need help with the economy...

It feels pretty shitty, honestly.

This is cute. I liked it.

I think you’re overthinking what I’m saying. I’m saying that acting like a jerk in the way described in Belladonna’s original post has nothing to do with a mood disorder. I felt the need to point that out because the way the post is worded, with one following the other, an association is implied. I don’t think that…