No HIPAA violation, but RN fired for posting to Instagram?

Wait a sec…

You can get fired for posting an Instagram picture even without a patient in the picture?

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Instagram post (Cort of ABCNews.com)

Apparently Katie Duke (RN) was fired from New York Presbyterian Hospital because of her Instagram post was deemed “insensitive”.

We talk a bunch about this my PIO/Social Media classes right?

http://instagram.com/thekatieduke

Katie Duke on Instagram

Again I ask, can you get fired from your job because of an Instagram post?

Guess so…

@rusnivek