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Is this a HIPAA violation?

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I went to my PCP annual visit yesterday, and the ladies at the front desk were gossiping about patients a lot, with the glass windows open, so everyone in the lobby could hear them. On one hand I get it. I complain about customers when I’m at work. But I also double check to make sure there are no customers around in earshot before I start complaining. On the other hand, I feel like I shouldn’t know that Kristi is still in treatment because she’s refusing to take her meds. Now, I don’t know who Kristi is, but what if I did know a Kristi that went to that practice? I respect my PCP and kind of want to know if I should give her a heads up, in case it does fall under HIPAA, so she can protect herself from any potential blowback.

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