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My employer shared my medical information?

So, I had an accident at work today. I was sent to be seen by an Immediate Care Clinic and following my appointment, I sent the information to my boss to inform him of the extent of my injuries and to ask where to get my prescriptions filled at ( in case the worker's comp said it had to be a specific place). So after a while I got a response. He sent the picture of my Work Status notice will all my information and everything from the exam to the owner ( which is to be expected ). But then the owner's wife (who is a doctor) said that I needed to get the generic for the prescription, and told me the specific drug to tell the pharmacist to give me. I have no issue with getting the generic, but I do not like him having shared my medical information with his wife who is not the registered owner and is not at all part of the company. Do I have any stance to complain to him about it? I don't know why it bothers me so much, but it does really bother me. I question who else he has or will share my personal information with.

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  • Shay
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    When you are injured on the job, it is not your personal medical information. The company does have the right to share that information with anyone that they want to as long as they can prove that it was for the purpose of your care or for insurance reasons. In this case, the owner just has to say that his wife is his "consultant" for medical claims since she is a doctor.

    One other thing, in some companies, the details of your on the job accident might be shared with everyone as a learning experience to avoid the situation in the future. If that happens, you name SHOULD BE LEFT OUT. For purposes of training, the identity of the accident victim can't be shared.

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