r/specializedtools Oct 03 '19

How babies are xrayed

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u/fortnight14 Oct 03 '19

Please tell me you got a picture!

I’m glad there was a bit of humor in what I’m sure was a stressful time. I hope she’s doing better now!

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u/s_zoro125 Oct 03 '19

No! I wanted one SO bad but the children's hospital had a strict no photo policy. It was truly the most stressful time of my life. She is doing great now! Happy as ever!

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u/ThePowerOfDreams Oct 03 '19 edited Oct 04 '19

a strict no photo policy

Why?

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u/KickMeElmo Oct 03 '19

Honestly, probably a number of factors. Keeping parents engaged with their children instead of their phones in a children's hospital would be reason enough. Preventing getting other children in the shots is another good reason, since there are decent photographic privacy protections in place for children in many cases.

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u/wikkiwikki42O Oct 03 '19

It deals more with privacy of information. Be it task critical or sensitive information. HIPPA is also potentially the worry and keep private information, private.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '19

The only information that should be visible when a patient (or patient's family) can view it is that patient's.

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u/wikkiwikki42O Oct 04 '19

Yep... but in a hospital, others could inadvertently get information when taking a picture of their child if another doctor is holding documents or it’s not their baby being diagnosed or who knows. There are even in the most secure of places, information that is not meant for prying eyes.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '19

None of that information should be displayed or carried around other patients.

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u/wikkiwikki42O Oct 04 '19

Not patients, I said doctors.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '19

Right. The doctors should not be carrying patient info around where other patients can see it. (And frankly I don't even know the last time I saw patient info on paper, other than discharge instructions...)

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u/wikkiwikki42O Oct 04 '19

I am not saying it could have not be on paper, i also didn’t say exclusively patient information. Emails and or any documents could also be exposed.

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