Introduction HIPAA is the Federal Health Insurance Probability and Accountability Act of 1996. The primary goal of the law is to make it easier for people to keep health insurance, protect the confidentiality and the security of healthcare information and help the healthcare industry control administrative costs [1]. As an advocate for the patient, it is the nurses responsibility to maintain the patients privacy, confidentiality and security while providing care. Although can be very difficult in different circumstances, the nurse must maintain that standard of care where the patients fidelity is not compromised. Social media is considered websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking …show more content…
However using social media in the healthcare setting is not completely ineffective, there are some benefits in utilizing them. For example, statistics, client education consensus and even event distribution, but specific information about a specific client can cause temporary enjoyment and permanent disruption. Purpose Dangers of Social Media One danger of utilizing social media in healthcare is seeking validation. Often people look for their worth by using external measurements and social media is one of the main entities utilized to define themselves while complementing who we are or whom we are trying to portray. Validity is one tool many use on social media and if in healthcare can be used to tell about ones day, vent or even elevate themselves emotionally. However discussing what happens on a shift is breech of confidentiality. Another danger when accessing and relaying information on social media is the poor quality of information posted and/ or relayed. “Authors of medical information found on social media sites are often unknown or are …show more content…
Is it really worth it? Going through four plus years of intensive training to become a patient advocate all to thrown away because of one silly post. One day of likes, can take away a whole lifetime of happiness. Another consequence of not using social media correctly in regards to HIPAA is or could be pending lawsuit against you civilly. Patients have been awarded millions of dollars due to an option of utilizing social med and violating HIPAA. Not only filing suit against the facility that the healthcare professional is employed but personally