I recently went to a new physician's office. I'm probably a front desk worker's worst nightmare. For 3 & 1/2 years I worked for a hospital and physician group corporate compliance office as a compliance auditor and a HIPAA auditor. I routine emptied trash cans, sat in waiting rooms or walked by nurse's stations documenting numerous HIPAA violations. Needless to say, whenever I enter a physician's office, I have an even higher level of anxiety regarding privacy because I know what can go wrong. I have to be honest - when I read about medical privacy or HIPAA or ePHI standards, I start to sweat. The reality of the situation is that despite the best efforts from our government, individuals overall do not yet fully grasp the imminent danger facing us through careless actions in a medical setting. Computer screens left unattended, openly displaying lab results, x-rays or worse, electronic progress notes. Ah! Medical privacy? Does anyone really care about our medical privacy?