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Med-mal plaintiff can’t use HIPAA to pierce privilege 

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    • May 29, 2013

A medical malpractice plaintiff did not have a right under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act to the production of transcripts of ex parte physician interviews conducted by defense counsel, the Georgia Supreme Court has ruled in reversing a discovery order.
The plaintiff sued a hospital for negligently failing » […]

Original post by http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/05/29/med-mal-plaintiff-cant-use-hipaa-to-pierce-privilege/

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