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Ohio Appeals Court Rejects Claim of Wrongful Disclosure of Medical Information Under Biddle v. Warren General Hospital – Upholds Lack of Private Cause of Action Under HIPAA

By John Mulhollan on January 18, 2012 Posted in HIPAA/HITECH, Medical Privacy

In an opinion announced on January 10, 2012, the Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals, in Columbus, Ohio, held that a hospital’s use of a patient’s individually identifiable health information (PHI) for obtaining payment of a patient’s account was a valid use of PHI for payment purposes under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act … Continue Reading