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Nosy doctor accessing medical record of a family member for no medical reason. How do I proceed?

Hello,

I posted a form of this question in the epicsystems sub, got some great responses, but it was recommended I post my questions here also. Not quite a crosspost, some new questions here.

I have good reason to believe that a nosy doctor, who is no way connected to my father's care, has viewed his chart at least 1x (via Haiku or otherwise) and likely shared some of the info with another party. I understand there is no real way to prove this save for contacting the hospital system & have them investigate. I was told I could file a complaint with a governing authority like medicare or likewise, but I really want to be certain before doing so. I have a few questions & any help or tips would be greatly appreciated.

  1. Is it as easy as typing my father's name into the Haiku app (his name is not at all common) and his records are visible?
  2. How simple is the audit. Is it literally (my dad's name + doctor's name) and IT can see if the chart was accessed. It would have happened in 2024 & 2025.
  3. From experience, how serious is the penalty for the doctor. Is it taken seriously by the hospital administration?
  4. Will the doctor be informed that this is being reviewed? Will the doctor know I initiated it?
  5. Is it common for Doctor's to do this sort of thing? Does it happen?
  6. I know this is an odd question, but is there any reason I shouldn't contact the hospital. Family is not happy about this & I have no love for this guy myself. In fact, got pretty irate about it as we made clear we did not want to discuss this health situation with anyone.
  7. How would you handle it if it was your dad & the Doctor is a jerk.

Thanks to anyone who can take a moment to respond.

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u/okgardenok — 4 days ago

Nosy doctor accessing medical record of a family member for no medical reason. How do I proceed?

Hello,

I posted a form of this question in the epicsystems sub, got some great responses, but it was recommended I post my questions here also. Not quite a crosspost, some new questions here.

I have good reason to believe that a nosy doctor, who is no way connected to my father's care, has viewed his chart at least 1x (via Haiku or otherwise) and likely shared some of the info with another party. I understand there is no real way to prove this save for contacting the hospital system & have them investigate. I was told I could file a complaint with a governing authority like medicare or likewise, but I really want to be certain before doing so. I have a few questions & any help or tips would be greatly appreciated.

  1. Is it as easy as typing my father's name into the Haiku app (his name is not at all common) and his records are visible?
  2. How simple is the audit. Is it literally (my dad's name + doctor's name) and IT can see if the chart was accessed. It would have happened in 2024 & 2025.
  3. From experience, how serious is the penalty for the doctor. Is it taken seriously by the hospital administration?
  4. Will the doctor be informed that this is being reviewed? Will the doctor know I initiated it?
  5. Is it common for Doctor's to do this sort of thing? Does it happen?
  6. I know this is an odd question, but is there any reason I shouldn't contact the hospital. Family is not happy about this & I have no love for this guy myself. In fact, got pretty irate about it as we made clear we did not want to discuss this health situation with anyone.
  7. How would you handle it if it was your dad & the Doctor is a jerk.

Thanks to anyone who can take a moment to respond.

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u/okgardenok — 4 days ago

Where does LeBron sign if not with the Cavs?

I say Spurs. They can offer lebron full mle. And if the spurs would have just started harper by game 3-4 & maybe put two on the ball a few quarters, they beat the knicks. put lebron's bb iq & leadership on the spurs & they win it. nicer weather, close to arizona and california etc..etc... all that said, he would still look best in a cavs uniform. (but spurs is best chance to get 1 more ring, maybe 2).

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u/okgardenok — 6 days ago

Can the hospital compliance department check to see if a nosy doctor accessed my father's medical record via haiku?

I am fairly certain a nosy doctor, who is in no way involved in my father's care, has viewed my father's medical record via haiku. Will the hospital compliance department be able to find such an indiscretion? I assume it would be logged. Thank you

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u/okgardenok — 17 days ago