Analysis

NJ Ruling Could Spur Patient Suits Over HIPAA Violations

By Y. Peter Kang (July 27, 2017, 1:58 PM EDT) -- A New Jersey appellate court's decision to greenlight a suit accusing a doctor of unlawfully disclosing a patient's HIV status could help other patients use invasion of privacy claims to go after providers for alleged violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, which doesn't allow for private lawsuits, experts say....

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