California Armenian Home and dwindling Armenian support $$, also no interest in the AACL

Here are some photos of the July 4th, "Sounds of Freedom" celebration at the AACL (Armenian American Citizens League) Building on the grounds of the California Armenian Home.  Over 35 years ago, when it was built, the keys were handed over to the Nursing Home, to collect rent. This was when the Nursing Home was Armenian operated and inhabited (majority) this was to help financially with the operations of the home to care for our elderly.  Then an ugly monster started to happen...called Yuba and Medicaid.  Yuba hates Armenians, and only wants 1 thing from them MONEY, and now the Nursing Home operates 85% on Medicaid, it's not necessary to take our building and charge for rental.  Not many groups use the building anymore because of this, except for the Churches that use if for their picnics, the AACL will have events there.

The word is the AACL would like to sever ties with Yuba and the Nursing Home as they know they cannot survive under the grips of Yuba.  We want our club back and seperate from the home.

As you can see from the photos not many people attended this event.  It is sad.  Most of the people we talked to are aware of Yuba's reputation and the California Armenian Home not being "Armenian"  Yuba will never hire an Armenian higher up than cleaning to work there, conversely- Educated Armenians wouldn't work for that idiot.  Take off the word "Armenian" and SELL the home.  Some of the older people that showed up are disappointed in the home, one is a very wealthy man has in home services for him and his wife and said "I will never put my wife or myself in there"

Good for you!!!, Now lets take back our building away from that lying Armenian hater Yuba.

Their vision destroyed by Yuba

California Armenian Home and unlawful photography inside healthcare facility

Paparazzi who stalked and waited for a celebrity.  Rightfully pushed out of the victim's way.



Quote from an Attorney friend on the privacy of taking pictures of someone without permission.

If a picture was taken where you would expect the right to privacy, like your home, a bathroom, changing room, nursing home, etc. Then it's invasion of privacy, and subject to several different criminal charges, you can also advance a civil suit against the photographer.

More on unlawful photography taken in Hospitals and of individuals.  Mind you this is different than foolishly putting your photos out for the world wide web to see. We are talking unlawful photo shooting of individuals without permission and in a health care facility.

Read more here

http://aishealth.com/archive/hipaa1111-03

Over the years, we have heard numerous stories of employees who have gotten into hot water at work because of what they've said on social networking sites. The need to vent about a bad day is natural, but when you do it online, you may find yourself venting about your work problems a lot less for want of a job.

But when you're in the medical profession, the stakes for bad social networking habits are a lot higher than just losing a job: Those who disclose patient information online can find themselves in violation of patient privacy laws like the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, known as HIPAA. Doing this can result in not only getting disciplined or fired, but being subject to fines of up to $250,000 and even a prison sentence. Another potential negative consequence is an investigation and discipline by the professional's state board.

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- A nurse who posted a patient's picture and chart on his Facebook page because he thought it was "funny" and since it was "only Facebook," there was no real harm in it
- A doctor who treated a patient over Twitter
- Emergency room personnel who posted pictures on the Internet of a man being treated for fatal knife wounds
- A doctor who asked a patient on a date after seeing her profile on a dating website
- A Rhode Island doctor was fired from the hospital and reprimanded by the Medical Board after she posted on her Facebook page about a long day at work. She never referred to the patient's name but gave out enough details about the injuries to allow others to guess who it was.

Although these are extreme examples of social networking gone wrong, even seemingly innocuous behaviors like writing about work on a blog or friending a patient on a social networking site can lead to HIPAA violations and related Medical Board complaints of unprofessional conduct.

Avoiding Privacy Violations Online

In order to address the growing problem of HIPAA violations by medical professionals, Novarus Healthcare, LLC -- a North Carolina-based company that develops mobile solutions -- is creating technology that will monitor social media sites to find HIPPA violations and evaluate the severity of the privacy breeches, which will help a medical facility take appropriate action.

Some medical schools -- like Mount Sinai School of Medicine -- are also doing their part to help solve the problem by giving future doctors tips on how to conduct themselves professionally online, as well as examples of people in the profession who have made serious mistakes on social networking sites.

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If your office is posting medical photographs or video on a website, blog or social media, ensure that the patient consent forms are HIPAA compliant. Failure to do so could result in a HIPAA complaint and a breach of privacy claim.

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