Hospitals work very hard to keep your information secret

Unlike the federal government we know secrets.

We keep your identity secret.

We shield your data from being accessed and used by someone who should not have access to your information.

We have guard rails up for your information at all times.

This has been made infinitely more difficult with the shift toward online everything but we have developed some things that work.

In the before times, all information was shielded as well. But it was simpler. Only the desk had access to your stamp card which we used to stamp all of the paperwork.

Now it is all on the computer and the amount of paperwork that we stamp is minimal. But even that goes into the shredder box upon discharge. As we did before.

Accidents and oversight do happen but it is rare.

Because we not only have to keep your information safe, we cannot confuse you with anyone else. Can you imagine the wrong person going down for surgery and the surgeons amputating the perfectly healthy leg? Because that is what the paperwork and the schedule says…

The error here is not following the name/birthday combo on everyone. Yes, everyone, even if the patient is demented they probably know their own name. If not, they probably have a family member who can vouch that yes, this is so and so and their birthdate is such and such.

But imagine the chaos of being wrong. Imagine the life long or life limiting damage that you have caused?

Such a scenario is nightmare fuel.

The hospital and its workers have guideline upon guideline to keep you as the patient safe and to keep your data safe.

Too bad the federal government ignored their own rules and guidelines to protect the predators, not the victims.