After work, you go out to dinner with a few coworkers from the doctor's office where all of you are employed. One of your coworkers has a few drinks and starts talking about a patient you all know socially. The patient recently received treatment at your office for a sexually transmitted infection. True or false: The patient’s diagnosis and treatment are pieces of protected health information.

True or false: Details of the patient’s diagnosis and treatment are covered by the privacy rules of HIPAA.

What should you say to your coworker?