Q: Is it considered a breach of DR/ Patient confidentiality if a NP posts the exact treatment you received on social media?
An NP posted she had injected 20 units of Botox to me on Yelp's website in response to my review questioning her bedside manner (which was false according to my receipt I actually purchased 40 units) and disfigured my eyebrows causing me to be subject to ridicule and depression as there is no anecdote to Botox? As stated earlier my review questioned her bedside manner and the way she treated me, nothing about the what exact treatment I had done.
A: This becomes dicey. What was the information you posted on yelp? If you posted about her care she may respond. She may not mention the type of care you received..ie services rendered if you never mentioned what work you had done.
A: Question is do you have a case against them. Starting on Yelp is not a good way. Stay off that, any social media. Contact a member of the NYState Trial Lawyers Assn who handles medical issues--they give free consults.
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