Patient can’t sue for HIPAA violation ?

Clarification on HIPAA lawsuit against Walgreens http://pathologyblawg.com/medical-news/clarification-on-hipaa-lawsuit-against-walgreens/ From the article: Since HIPAA does not have a private right of action, common folks like you and I cannot use HIPAA directly in a privacy lawsuit, only the government can sue with HIPAA (civilly and criminally I might mention).  What private citizens have been doing, though, is proving to […]

Why do we treat most pts like a nail ?

I got this email this past week… Steve, Hello my name is K.S.  and I live in Fl. I am on Medicare disability. I had a broken arm (elbow) years ago.Decided to go with surgery and  Became paralyzed at the time from the neck down and on life support. Thank God I survived after many hospital […]