Double Take

How HIPAA and state law affect your response to requests for protected health information.

Attorneys Dede Zupanci and Leslie Odom share several case examples of physicians and their staff who inadvertently violated privacy rules and the consequences they faced.

Posted in Physician Connection on Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Attorneys Dede Zupanci and Leslie Odom share several case examples of physicians and their staff who inadvertently violated privacy rules and the consequences they faced. Using these examples, Zupanci and Odom explain what is permissible to share and what is not, based on the circumstances.

The examples they share also highlight the importance of knowing your own state’s laws for protected health information. HIPAA provides the general rules for medical records disclosure. State laws provide the specifics.

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