Be mindful that the smallest details can be used to identify a patient.
A paramedic posted information on a social media site about a sexual assault victim. Although the victim's name was not disclosed, the paramedic detailed enough information in the post that the media was able to discover the identity of the victim and where she lived. The plaintiff filed a lawsuit against the paramedic and the emergency service he worked for due to privacy violations.
Don’t post “gossip” about a patient, even if the name is not disclosed.
A few nurses who work together in a hospital emergency department were fired for discussing patients on a social media site. Even though they did not post any identifying information, they still violated the hospital's HIPAA policy.
A nurse was fired after posting on her social media page about an alleged cop-killer she treated even though she did not discuss the details of his condition, his name or any other identifying information. This one detail was enough to identify the individual.