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Can You Sue For Doctor’s Improper Access To Medical Records?

August 7, 2024

A doctor improperly accessed medical records of thirteen women who were not his patients but whom he had met or encountered in social settings, online, or at work. The women sued the medical clinic that employed the doctor, seeking to hold it vicariously liable for the doctor’s conduct under the d[...]

Missouri Appellate Court Holds Unlawful Access To Medical Records Not Medical Malpractice Claim

December 2, 2023

Background Facts J.J., a minor child, alleged that Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, L.L.C. (“PBRMC”) was a health care provider, and that in January of 2021 he received in-patient mental health treatment with PBRMC. While J.J. was a patient, an employee of PBRMC (“EmployeeR[...]

Indiana Appellate Court Affirms Claim For Unauthorized Access To Medical Records Not Medical Malpractice Claim

June 24, 2023

Unauthorized Access To Medical Records Not Medical Malpractice: A lawsuit filed by patients who claimed that a nurse who was provided access to patient medical records by a hospital as part of her job accessed their medical records without their consent alleged, in part: CRH gave Johnson-Heck clinic[...]

Indiana Supreme Court Holds Employee’s Unauthorized Access To Relatives’ Medical Records Does Not Fall Under MMA

September 1, 2022

The Indiana Supreme Court stated in its April 13, 2022 opinion where an employee of a health-care provider improperly accessed and disclosed information from numerous patients’ medical records, “We conclude that the Medical Malpractice Act does not apply to these circumstances. We then find [...]

Wrongful Disclosure Of Mental Health Records

August 23, 2012

On August 2, 2012, a lawsuit was filed in the Superior Court of California for Riverside County that alleges the wrongful disclosure of a patient’s mental health records, in violation of federal and state laws. The lawsuit claims that the defendants in the present case were also the defenda[...]

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Can You Sue For Doctor’s Improper Access To Medical Records?

Missouri Appellate Court Holds Unlawful Access To Medical Records Not Medical Malpractice Claim

Indiana Appellate Court Affirms Claim For Unauthorized Access To Medical Records Not Medical Malpractice Claim

Indiana Supreme Court Holds Employee’s Unauthorized Access To Relatives’ Medical Records Does Not Fall Under MMA

Wrongful Disclosure Of Mental Health Records

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