As a writer you not only get fan mail. Sometimes criticisms are even a few weeks ago and two anonymous mails. They came from a hotmail account with fancy names and were signed with H4 On behalf of all employees of the station.
Missing curtains
need this, I said that H4 play two small scenes of Dühnforts second case in the ward of the University Hospital Grosshadern. Dühnfort attends his colleague, Gina. He met Sister Christine, which he is a competent and thoughtful information. The sister is not described further. Whether young or old, whether thick or thin, whether blonde or brunette - the reader learns nothing about them. I also describe Gina's hospital room. It is small and fairly unadorned, has not even curtains. At the second visit, makes sister Christine - usual competent and nice - Dühnfort point out that Gina should drink no coffee after anesthesia. In these two scenes I describe in my opinion, nothing that could give cause for alarm among the staff of the station H4.
a mistake.
was the first mail as follows (direct quote with all the spelling errors):
beautiful as in her book "In white Stiller 'going on about our station even though they were not there as a patient but .............. on the substation
H4 On behalf of all employees of the station.
I swallowed once, when I read. If the mail really from the Klinikum Grosshadern, and how does the writer that I was a patient there? A sinking feeling sets in.
Too nice
Sometimes I'm too nice. I can not believe that the anonymous writer really writes on behalf of all employees of the station. At least one should have as much reason to prevent an anonymous mail. Still am I sometimes too nice. Apparently someone feels hurt. Why do I reply to the mail and offer a call. However, under the condition that this does not happen unilaterally anonymous.
That night I slept badly. I am author of detective novels, and have correspondingly large amount of imagination.
The next mail - again anonymously
prompt the answer and comes back anonymously. Direct quote with all the spelling errors): Apparently they have
as a patient bad experiences when staying at the G4 in 2007 but why they had collected in her novel to write about our H4? We ask all of us ....
you would have a station XY can specify ....
And even the name of the nurse of the G4 which is named in the book they have not even changed ......................
If they even want to clarify this matter so they will know where our station.
From my side will be no e-mail more.
Where the writer has his information?
Now the thing is getting scary. I myself would have known not remember when I was in the Grosshadern Clinic for an examination. 2007 or 2008? The writer knows, and he even knows on which station I was. Where? An unpleasant idea rises up in me. Did someone in my health record looked up? And may of the so simple? Very personal and confidential information is in the file, and now see there perhaps to employees of the hospital and use the acquired knowledge to me to write anonymous emails. That's going too far. For my contact information available on the Internet. It's also nice how arrogant my offer of talks is rejected. Anyway, I can now be sure that the anonymous emails actually come from the hospital.
The Commissioner
The hospital has a data protection officer. I'll call him and describe him my experiences. The man is appalled. Together, we consider whether there might be another possibility, with the staff the hospital could get to the information when and on what station I was patient. Than the alarm of an employee is only the patient's file, says the man, the memories I exclude. My stay was three years ago and I was only there for two days on the station. A look into the medical record is authorized only for administrative or medical reasons, I know. If, therefore actually looked up an employee for no reason in my file, is contrary to the Federal Data Protection Act that. Should he have also spoken to his colleagues about the content of my medical record, which violates the 203 Penal Code (disclosure of secrets). And this suspicion is in Room, should it agree that the anonymous writer writes on behalf of all employees of the station H4. I could file charges, said the Daenschutzbeauftragte.
Another sleepless night
Also that night I do not sleep. It is simply outrageous that someone is digging into my patient data and use this knowledge to use it to send me anonymous emails. Because of this view is not necessary. The writer has indeed made locate files without insight, and my email address in the file, it is also unavailable.
display
The next morning I decide against unknown on suspicion of breach of the Data Protection Act and to report 203 StGB. I want to know who wrote me the mail and I want to know if this person has illegally read in my medical record and shared their contents with others. I drive to the nearest police station. An interesting morning. While my display is taken up, I get all sorts with. Directory of weapons to Mietnomaden by good citizens who acts as a private investigator to find ominous ring in the neighboring community. After two hours I go with a receipt for my ad.
Wait
take seven weeks. I hear nothing and know that I need a lawyer when I informed about the status of investigations want to be. A friend of mine is a lawyer and take care of it.
Then everything goes very quickly
On Friday, my phone rang. A woman reports and wants to know why I view it. I combine fast that the writer of the anonymous emails to be. I listen only once to a barrage of accusations and joints, when they blow off steam, the conversation into calmer water - unfortunately I'm really much too nice (and curious).
weak knees and group dynamics
During the call, I know that in fact all employees of the station H4 behind these emails. No one has so much Mind had to stop these anonymous emails and looking to the direct path of a conversation with me. And I also learn how it came about. It is almost funny because no one has read my book.
Any employee of the hospital has read my novel and it to the Nursing Director of the station H4 expressed in the hand. Who sought out the two scenes, she read and was outraged. Together, put the employees of the station at a table, and excited about the representation of their station in my novel. Where women Löhnig know so well informed? Could she be patient? A look at documents and finally, Mrs. R. - had agreed to - so I asked the mails write.
curtains and sister Christine
In an interview with Mrs. R. I am trying to figure out what you actually outraged. The bottom line: The rooms of the station are G4, as I have described. But on the H4 are curtains. There are also on the station G4 sister Christine.
So what? How many sisters with the name one is supposed to? I did not describe my sister, and even if I had, I described the sister is a nice and competent person. What excites you on there?
Anyway late
When I asked why the emails were sent anonymously for and why my interview offer was not accepted, I get the answer, it was too late anyway, the book was already in the 3rd Printed edition. This lack of logic I can not follow and declare that a 4th Edition is coming up and just a phone call from my editor to request removal of the two characters H4 from the manuscript.
insight into patient records has
If true what Mrs. R. said, no one looked in my medical record. Apparently there is another file - one in which only patient name, residence time and station lists. This file was looked up from where I mean - I know about the station - but probably very apt. Mrs. R. asks me to display to draw back, then they would have to make a statement on Monday. This discomfort I will not spare her, and I also would like the situation is clarified. If the employees actually look in this file should, who, when and where was the hospital patient, has no one been guilty and the investigation will never, I tell Mrs R, which applies in the rest no sympathy for my situation.
Another mail - hopefully the last
Today I found this mail from Mrs. R. in my mailbox - there are two excerpts (verbatim quotes of all spelling errors)::
Good Evening!
.... I ask only the future just thinking of who and what they write in their books.
.....
I personally and my colleagues want to finish this issue and just simply have nothing more to do with them.
Whether they can leave the station with H4 decide themselves. Basically, it's after 2 runs even care.
Mfg
R. ... K.
Lady R, dear employees of the station H4,
I too want nothing to do with them. I withdraw my offer of talks made twice. With blinders on, you see bad.
