The Impact of HIPAA on Ex Parte Interviews with Plaintiffs' Treating Physicians: Preemption or Red Herring?, Part Two

For Part One of 'The Impact of HIPAA on Ex Parte Interviews with Plaintiffs' Treating Physicians: Preemption or Red Herring?', click here.

Practice Pointers

The court in PPA Litigation poignantly observed that "[t]he passage of HIPAA and the enactment of the Privacy Rule mark a dramatic departure from the current state of medical and legal practice. The change is a myopic examination on a lone example of what may be the single most important question raised in the 21st century by Americans, namely balancing the privacy concerns versus technological advancements." Id. at *8. Although profound, the impact …