EMT Accessing Electronic Health RecordDana, an LPN at your facility, calls the HIPAA office and states that she believes her ex-boyfriend, Johnny, is snooping in her electronic medical records. The ex-boyfriend is an EMT who frequently transports patients to your facility’s emergency room.You met with the ER Director, Lucinda Traverino, RN, and learned that after a report is given by an EMT on the transported patient, care is handed off to the ER staff and the ambulance team (including the EMT) depart the ER.In this scenario:Does an employer have a responsibility to protect an employee’s health records?Is this a HIPAA Security or HIPAA Privacy issue?What steps can be taken to investigate this claim and prove or disprove the allegation that the ex-boyfriend is snooping into the employee’s PHI?
