Submitted by Attorney (not verified) on Fri, 05/02/2008 - 9:00am.
Horrible crime aside, if Ms. Wirte is an employee of this optometry practice, she has violated this victim's privacy in a blatant HIPAA violation that could cost her employer upscale of $10,000.00 and Ms. Wirte her job. While her compassion and outrage is commendable, there is no excuse for such disregard of patient rights.
A second violation