HIPPA Legal Definition
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HIPPA in Medical Malpractice Cases
When a healthcare provider mishandles protected health information regarding their patients and it results in a HIPAA violation, a patient may want to sue. While it is not common for a provider to be sued solely on the grounds of a HIPAA violation, HIPAA rules often overlap with many state statutes regarding protected patient health information. HIPAA laws overlap with medical malpractice rules when it comes to a doctor’s responsibility to maintain a patient’s privacy. To win a medical malpractice case on this basis, the patient’s attorney must make a strong case that the provider’s standard of care includes the requirement to follow HIPAA regulations. With case law HIPAA has been deemed a “standard of care” and the failure to maintain a patient’s privacy, a HIPAA violation, might fall under this definition of malpractice. Contact a Pittsburgh medical malpractice lawyer today to review your case: (412) 674-5444 Sources:Return To Legal Glossary
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