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HIPAA audits have begun (access required)

By: Correy Stephenson
Published: December 15, 2011

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All entities covered under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act must get ready – audits of privacy and security compliance under the Act have officially begun.

Federal law preempts ‘little HIPAA’ claims (access required)

Published: October 20, 2011

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Federal law preempts claims brought under a state “little HIPAA” law prohibiting health insurers from charging different premiums to similarly situated individuals, the 9th Circuit has ruled.

HIPAA audits to begin soon (access required)

By: Correy Stephenson
Published: July 25, 2011

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The Department of Health and Human Services has contracted with two different parties to conduct audits of entities covered by the 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

Plaintiffs can’t sue for negligent disclosure (access required)

By: Pat Murphy
Published: February 9, 2011

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Former public school employees could not bring a common law action for the negligent disclosure of their personal information, an Illinois appellate court has ruled in affirming a dismissal.

Med-mal plaintiff’s doctors may be interviewed (access required)

By: Pat Murphy
Published: July 22, 2010

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Federal patient privacy law permits ex parte interviews by defense counsel of a medical malpractice plaintiff’s treating physicians, the Michigan Supreme Court has ruled.

New HIPAA rules create lots of health care contract work (access required)

By: Sylvia Hsieh
Published: July 15, 2010

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Lawyers can expect to be busy in the coming year reviewing and revising contracts of health care entities and related businesses in light of new proposed HIPAA rules.

The rules spell out the new HIPAA obligations that Congress included in the HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health) Act, which passed in February 2009.

HIPAA allows ex parte interviews of doctors (access required)

By: Pat Murphy
Published: June 10, 2010

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Federal health care privacy law does not prohibit defense counsel from conducting ex parte interviews of a medical malpractice plaintiff’s doctors, the Georgia Supreme Court has ruled.

New HIPAA rule to be enforced next week (access required)

By: Kimberly Atkins
Published: February 15, 2010

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WASHINGTON – New rules covering HIPAA-covered entities – and carrying heightened penalties for failure to comply – will begin to be enforced on Feb. 22.

HIPAA doesn’t bar medical record request (access required)

By: Pat Murphy
Published: November 11, 2009

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Federal privacy law does not prevent a widow from obtaining her husband’s medical records that she requested in connection with her investigation of a potential wrongful death suit, the Georgia Supreme Court has ruled.

HIPAA rule may snag med-mal attorneys (access required)

By: Sylvia Hsieh
Published: November 10, 2009

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Medical malpractice defense lawyers may not know that they are likely covered by new HIPAA rules on privacy breaches of health data.

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