Re: new realization

yay u for havin' the realization!

usses

On Aug 13, 9:17 am, jtdgr...@lycos.com wrote:
> had something kinda cool just happen.  was reading work email, and the
> nurse in charge of PPDs sent out a list of staff who need to get
> theirs done this month.  the list was clearly copied and pasted from a
> database, and the first column was date of birth.
>
> immediately i started phrasing my response, trying to figure out how
> to let him know that he shouldn't be putting people's date of birth in
> an email going to so many different people.  it's a breach of HIPAA
> regulations, not to mention thoughtless and inconsiderate.
>
> when i got done scanning the list for official purposes (ie: making
> sure that no one in my department needs a PPD), and would have hit
> "reply", i'd already moved on to fretting about sounding know-it-all
> or condescending or something for telling him he shouldn't be
> including DOB.  As I thought about it, I had the thought that I could
> just email him to say that I'd prefer that he not include my own DOB,
> and that sidetracks the issue of me sounding fault-finding and
> superior or something.
>
> as my gut settled down, indicating that that was the "correct"
> decision, i realized that i DON'T have a responsibility to let someone
> know that they're doing something wrong.  that i'm not going to get
> "in trouble" for not saying something, and that their getting "in
> trouble" if i didn't say something is NOT MY FAULT!
>
> it was a huge weight off of my mind!  i spend a decent amount of time
> feeling mildly anxious about stuff like that, with most of the
> fretting being trying to figure out a way to tell people they're doing
> something wrong without hurting them or insulting them or making them
> think bad things about me.
>
> it kinda reinforces my theory that i might do pretty well with a very
> mild anti-anxiety med.  but i digress.
>
> cuz, see, it's just not that big a deal - putting the dates in, that
> is - and if he needs to be corrected on it, then his supervisor is the
> person who should do it.  (more likely is that one of the other
> directors (he's the director of nursing) will mention something in
> passing...and i have an idea which one would do it...and she has the
> same need to let people know when they're making a mistake that i've
> had.  ;) )
>
> my only responsibility is to let him know that there's something
> concerning *me* that i'd rather not have happen.  and honestly, it
> doesn't bother me much if people know my date of birth (3/19/1971).
> so if i wanted to be nice and send him a response asking him not to
> include my info, as an oblique reference to the fact that he shouldn't
> be sending out *anyone's* dob, i could do that.
>
> but because it doesn't matter to me one way or another, and i'm not
> responsible for whether he makes a mistake or not, i'm going to let it
> go.
>
> and it's such an odd thought that i can do that, and it's the right
> thing to do.
>
> now, mind you, there would be some who would say that i *do* have a
> responsibility to let him know.  but not at the expense of my stomach
> lining.  just getting jen to quiet down and stop feeling like a scared
> little girl trying desperately to do everything right is worth a lot
> to me.
>
> heh - i could even mention it to *my* supervisor in passing, and he
> could decide for himself whether the nurse needs to be apprised of it
> (my sup is a director).
>
> "I noticed that S___ included people's DOB in his PPD email this
> month.  It's not my place to say something to him about it, but i
> figured i'd tell you, so that if you thought it's something that he
> needs to know, you could maybe drop a quiet word in his ear."
>
> I probably won't even do that.  :)  i'm too happy enjoying the fact
> that i don't HAVE to say anything, and don't have to worry about
> "getting in trouble" for pointing out someone else's mistakes.
>
> jt
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