Customers don’t always understand the rules they reference.

In this story, a server at a sports bar grabbed the signed check from a customer’s table.

A guest caught a glimpse of another receipt in her book and accused her of a “HIPAA violation.”

The accusation quickly turned into an awkward and slightly amusing misunderstanding.

Check out the full details below…

“That’s a Hipaa violation”

I work as a server at a sports bar.

Today, I had a table that was kind of quiet and standoffish, but nothing out of the ordinary.

Towards the end of the meal, I went to the table to grab the signed check.

I opened my server book to put it in the clear plastic slot.

A customer yelled at this server.

For a brief moment, the signed receipt from a previous guest was visible.

The guest could see a glimpse of the previous receipt upside down from her point of view.

She then immediately started yelling at me that “that’s a HIPAA violation.”

She said it was a violation for her to be seeing another guest’s check.

She explained that HIPAA was only applicable to medical information.

I said that HIPAA only has to do with medical information.

She continued to argue that I had just committed a huge violation.

She had an attitude that seemed to say, “I’m reporting you ASAP.”

So she sarcastically warns other servers not to reveal other customers’ bills.

I have no idea where she is going to report me to.

My manager and coworkers got a kick out of it.

Servers, remember to never let your guests see another guest’s check. Unless you want to get fired for a HIPAA violation.

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