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Which Situations Allow a Medical Professional to Release Information?

HIPAA Journal

To find evidence supporting this statement, you only have to look at stories covered by mainstream news channels in which patients and their families have been denied their HIPAA rights by medical professionals, or in which politicians have failed to grasp the basics of health information privacy.

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HHS-OIG Excludes Theranos Founder and CEO from Federal Health Programs for 90 Years

HIPAA Journal

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has added the founder and CEO of the health technology firm Theranos, Inc. to the OIG exclusion list , which means Elizabeth Holmes is prohibited from participation in Federal health care programs for 90 years.

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