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Originally Posted by bchris

...I just thought ya, ya, who doesnt talk about private and sensitive stuff, but its not like we scannerists are going to sell some unknown patient's age and blood pressure to the 6-o-clock news. It sure was fun to listen to while it lasted.

-bc

I agree with not caring about broadcasting patient info, but new laws in effect from HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), makes it illegal and finable for any institution in healthcare (or any of us that work at a hospital) to "let" anyone not directly associated with that certain patient, to have info about that patient. It's become a privacy protection at it's finest.