Woman says medical staff posted her STD diagnosis on Facebook

[Janelle2002 3,865]

An unnamed Cincinnati woman has filed a lawsuit against the University of Cincinnati (UC) Medical Center alleging that their employees posted her private medical records, including her positive diagnosis for a sexually transmitted disease, on Facebook. Mike Allen, the woman’s attorney, spoke to WLWT News 5, "She was absolutely devastated. That is the most private of private medical information that was posted on Facebook and went out to a group on Facebook that had a huge dissemination.” A screenshot of the woman’s medical record with her personal information and syphilis diagnosis, was posted to a Facebook group called “Team No Hoes,” which has over 2,300 members. The court documents indicate that comments followed the post calling the woman a “’hoe’ and a ‘#######.’”

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Exhibit 1 of the lawsuit: a screenshot of the victim's medical record that was posted on Facebook. (WLWT)

The lawsuit names UC employee Ryan Rawls, another unnamed UC employee (believed to be a nurse), and the victim’s ex-boyfriend, Raphael Bradley. The station tried to get a comment from the named defendants but there was no answer at either home.

Allen said that the woman’s ex-boyfriend convinced the UC employees to release the medical records, which was in violation of state and federal laws. "To have that kind of information in the public domain when it is clearly legally to be protected, that's a problem and that's a problem that UC's responsible for," the attorney said.

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Mike Allen (WLWT)

Diana Lara, spokeswoman for the UC Medical Center, told WLWT that they have not yet received the lawsuit, and they could not comment on pending litigation.

The lawsuit is asking UC Medical Center to examine their procedures to prevent an incident like this in the future. They are also seeking more than $25,000 in damages and a jury trial. About his client, Allen said, "She doesn't want to go out. She doesn't want to talk to people. People who were formerly her friends have made fun of her for it. She's chastised in the community and all of this could've been avoided if UC Med Center had proper protections in place."

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(WLWT)

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/oddnews/woman-says-medical-staff-posted-her-std-diagnosis-on-facebook-195651323.html

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

I smell lawsuit.

Edit: I see one has already been put out.

Edited June 5, 2014 by Su and Marvin

[Harpa Timsah 13,261]

How sickening.

Lawsuit and loss of job. Illegal, and meanspirited. Just the kind of people you want dealing with your health!

[GandD 5,966]

Well, she's gonna get some good money out of this............... but she's still got syphilis.

Edit - doesn't $25K seem a little low?

Edited June 5, 2014 by GandD

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Well, she's gonna get some good money out of this............... but she's still got syphilis.

Edit - doesn't $25K seem a little low?

I thought it was curable. What's the standard suing price nowadays?

[GandD 5,966]

I thought it was curable. What's the standard suing price nowadays?

I'm not sure if its curable or not. I don't know what the standard is but if it was me, I'd be going for 100's of thousands. That's private stuff.

[Teddy B 17,252]

I got syphillis from a toilet seat once.

[Harpa Timsah 13,261]

It is curable. Just plain old antibiotics!

But, she seems to be pregnant too. She has "maternal syphilis." And she has not given birth yet because she is "antepartum." Right?

Idk if you can do a round of antibiotics being pregnant. Can it wait? I don't know!

I got syphillis from a toilet seat once.

I got syphilis from the 18th century, where I work.

[Teddy B 17,252]

It is curable. Just plain old antibiotics!

But, she seems to be pregnant too. She has "maternal syphilis." And she has not given birth yet because she is "antepartum." Right?

Idk if you can do a round of antibiotics being pregnant. Can it wait? I don't know!

I got syphilis from the 18th century, where I work.

Wait, they have Cheerios in the 18th century?

[Harpa Timsah 13,261]

Wait, they have Cheerios in the 18th century?

I figure I must have hit a raw nerve judging by all the responses I am getting. People usually make jokes when they are uncomfortable.

[Teddy B 17,252]

I figure I must have hit a raw nerve judging by all the responses I am getting. People usually make jokes when they are uncomfortable.

I'm gonna go have a Zima.

People also joke around with the people they like.

Edited June 5, 2014 by Teddy B

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

I'm not sure if its curable or not. I don't know what the standard is but if it was me, I'd be going for 100's of thousands. That's private stuff.

Truth. I'd want at least 1 million.

[GandD 5,966]

Sometimes my leg goes to sleep when I sit on the toilet too long.

[Teddy B 17,252]

Sometimes my leg goes to sleep when I sit on the toilet too long.

Do you splash some water on it to wake it up?

[belinda63 3,053]

Unbelievable. This woman can never go out in public again. She will forever be know as a hoe and a #######. I am assuming she did not get it from her boyfriend since he is the one who "gave permission" for it to be released. Doesn't matter how she got it or when, it is her private information.