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There can be murky situations in which the right interpretation of HIPAA is not obvious, says Patricia Wagner, JD, an attorney with the law firm of Epstein Becker Green in Washington, DC.
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The lawsuit against Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, MI, filed by Catherine Puetz, MD, outlines the incident that led to her dismissal.
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Healthcare providers can go overboard with efforts to comply with HIPAA, hindering the necessary transfer of patient information.
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A mother gave birth to a premature child with multiple physical and cognitive impairments after physicians failed to timely admit the mother to the hospital and subsequently failed to administer treatment that would have prevented brain damage and respiratory distress.
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In the first settlement with a local government, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reached an agreement with Skagit County, WA, about HIPAA violations.
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An emergency physician is suing Spectrum Health for firing her after a post on Facebook. The post involved a patient who had been treated at the facility.
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It will take $4.1 million for Stanford (CA) Hospital & Clinics and one of its former contractors to settle a class action lawsuit claiming the hospital violated state privacy law by allowing the protected health information (PHI) of 20,000 emergency department patients to be posted online for nearly a year.
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A health system has reduced serious adverse events by 83% over five years. The improvement is the result of a system-wide quality improvement effort.
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A 10-year old girl died as a result of complications due to pneumonia after doctors mistakenly diagnosed her with the flu.
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The alleged claim by a fired emergency physician, that the chief medical officer (CMO) assured her that her job was not in jeopardy, could complicate matters for the hospital, which is being sued by the doctor, says Jason Koors, JD, legal counsel with MemorialCare Health System in Fountain Valley, CA.