What legal ability do I have in regards to inaccurate information being placed in my medical records while under a 5150 hold?

You have a right under the HIPAA law to ask for an amendment of the record - but it's a right to ask, not a right to have the record changed. The...

Do I have a lawsuit if a doctor violated my paintent rights by allowing a resident in my surgery. I signed 3 places expressing m

My suggestion would be to put your requests in writing and address them to the President / CEO / Administrator (whatever the title is) of the...

Is it permissible under hipaa to include general circumstances regarding patients in my nursing book?

It is possible to write about patients and your experiences in a way that doesn't violate HIPAA and other privacy restrictions. But everything you...

My doctor of Osteopathy just 'fired' me as a patient without notice, can he do that?

While Ms. McCall is correct, the Medical Board of California (your physician's licensing agency) has described the duties of a physician who wants...

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I was taken to hospital for a heart surgery operation. I received lots of bills from various emergency agencies and

I don't know of a company that sorts these things out for folks. But I'd suggest that you contact the Maryland Attorney General's Health Education...

Verbal agreement to exchange chiropractic services for renovations. Chiro care received. no renovations. can he be billed?

So this is mostly a practical response - you can bill him, but if he has few assets and those he has are potentially lethal - is aggressively...

Can my company decline to offer health insurance because I live out of county?

So, it's hard to know what's going on here. You don't necessarily have a right to have the plan pay for a doctor that's close to your home or...

Can I sue for violation of the HIPAA law?

HIPAA applies, but allows these types of disclosures - where the employer has required that you go and is footing the bill - without your consent. ...

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Legal action for hipaa violation

Without saying that there was one here, you cannot sue for a HIPAA violation. That's just how Congress wrote that law. If you feel that the...

Does receiving a huge postcard through USPS from a Neonatal office with message close your account with us violates HIPAA?

Without seeing the item - sure sounds like it to me. It's disclosing to the world more information than necessary for the office's "health care...