That’s a HIPAA/FEDEX violation.
Big time! Many a time when a patient has been discharged from the ER I work in they leave behind their discharge papers, either they just forget them or don’t think they’re important.
When I find them as I’m cleaning I don’t( and can’t) read them. I can quickly scan the top sheet but I have to immediately turn them over to the nursing desk. You wouldn’t the things I’ve found and turned in.
Once a patient left behind a bag full of medication that could have stocked a CVS Pharmacy. I’ve found money, wallets,jewelry , cell phones. I turn that stuff in right away. Sounds crazy but sometimes you could be being set up too. Hospital ER’s can be a nut house.