title: Patient privacy and social media.
abstract: Healthcare providers using social media must remain mindful of professional boundaries and patients' privacy rights. Facebook and other online postings must comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), applicable facility policy, state law, and AANA's Code of Ethics.
authors.affiliation: American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Park Ridge, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: Amy L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Hader
authors.forename: Evan D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D057218:Blogging / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003146:Communications Media / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009719:Nurse Anesthetists / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States