Over the past months, my experiences with physician practices have made me realize that many practices do not understand how HIPAA applies to subpoenas for medical records. More worrisome, I suspect that many practices nationwide routinely violate...(read more)
Ebola and HIPAA--OCR Issues Bulletin on HIPAA Privacy in Emergency Situations
by Forrest Campbell, Health Law Attorney, fcampbell@brookspierce.com In light of the Ebola outbreak, HHS's Office for Civil Rights ("OCR") issued a bulletin to accomplish two things: (i) ensure that HIPAA covered entities and business associates...(read more)