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Patient Data
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Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
RHIO’s Get 501(c)(3) Status from IRS
After a two-year moratorium, the IRS has begun issuing favorable exemption determinations to Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIO's) like this one in rural California. RHIO's are a relatively new development in…
HIPAA & Health Information Technology
Massachusetts Hospital Rescues “Orphan” Medical Records
The abandoned records of an Acton, Massachusetts physician who abruptly closed his office have been saved from the shredder by the last-minute intervention of a local hospital, highlighting a potential…
HIPAA & Health Information Technology
Will Federal Privacy Requirements Be Getting More Stringent?
The Center for Democracy and Technology ("CDT") released a major policy paper today that is intended to move the health privacy debate to consider more effective privacy protection of patient…
Family Law Prof Blog
Indiana State Court of Appeals Asked to Prevent State from Seizing Patient Records from Planned Parenthood of Indiana Clinics
By Family Law
Last Wednesday, the Indiana Court of Appeals heard arguments on whether the state may seize patient records from Planned Parenthood of Indiana clinics. Solicitor General Thomas Fisher argued that the…