Avoiding a Breach of Confidentiality
With so much attention on HIPAA, However, less attention has been accorded to individual state-statute based patient confidentiality requirements, many of which existed for a significant period of time before the enactment of HIPAA. Other privacy right claims can be made based on traditional tort concepts, such as breach of contract and negligence.
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Medicaid Liens Revisited
In the last couple of years, there have been important changes in the law on Medicaid liens on medical malpractice recoveries that have substantially altered the landscape with regard to such liens.
Pharmaceutical Products and Suicide Risks
In last month's issue, we noted that the federal government, drug companies and consumer watchdogs are increasing their efforts to find out whether a host of pharmaceutical products, when taken, can tend to render consumers susceptible to suicidal thoughts and/or actions. We continue the discussion in Part Two.
Nursing Home Litigation
When a nursing home resident is injured, tort litigation is traditionally the venue of choice for plaintiffs seeking compensation. However, with the risk of large verdicts appearing to increase in the last quarter-century, physicians and long-term health care facilities have begun to pursue mandatory arbitration as an alternative to traditional litigation.
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