In this day and age, healthcare employers are quite familiar with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which protects the disclosure of patients’ confidential health information. After all, in the...more
11/9/2017
/ Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Confidential Information ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Good Faith ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Need to Know ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Patients ,
PHI ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Privacy Policy ,
Professional Misconduct ,
Qui Tam ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
A federal court in New Mexico recently declined to dismiss tort claims asserted by a registered nurse against her employer, a government-run hospital, where she sought and obtained treatment for a brutal sexual assault. In...more
8/14/2017
/ Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Hospitals ,
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Negligence ,
Negligence Per Se ,
Nurses ,
Private Right of Action ,
Public Disclosure of Private Facts ,
Sexual Assault ,
State Law Tort Claims