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Rep. Byron Donalds: Possible leak of UFO whistleblower’s medical records is ‘concerning’ | CUOMO - NewsNation


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Representative Tim Burchett Responds

Trying to discredit a decorated veteran like David Grusch shows the desperation of the group trying to hide the truth. They will fail.

Representative Jared Moskowitz Responds

In a way this only adds to David’s credibility. Why leak something if this is all made up. You do this because he might be on to something.

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    1 year ago

    This is quite distasteful and could potentially constitute a HIPAA violation. I suspect this could backfire.

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      1 year ago

      Man, if there’s one thing I’ve learned from working in a hospital, it’s that you DO NOT fuck with HIPAA. It takes months for HR to respond to your email about exposed wiring affecting patient safety but if you accidentally take a sticker home with a patient’s birthday on it you’ll be escorted off the campus tomorrow morning. Maybe the stakes are different in this scenario, but I wouldn’t be surprised if someone high up gets in serious trouble here.

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        1 year ago

        I have to take yearly HIPAA certification courses, so I completely understand.

        I think it’s important to note, though, that his medical data didn’t get leaked. It turned out the reporter got a tip from inside the Intelligence community or Department of Defense and told him what and where to FOIA. What was released was a police report. I don’t believe any laws were broken in this case. It was just a smear job to try to bring up dirt on a vet who was suffering from PTSD at the time.