Jonathan Porter welcomes colleague Claire Postman to discuss how healthcare providers approach HIPAA when responding to civil investigative demands in False Claims Act investigations. Jonathan explains that providers often feel tension between meeting the requirements of a CID and complying with HIPAA. Claire begins by outlining HIPAA’s general prohibition on disclosing protected health information and describes the exceptions that allow disclosures in specific circumstances. She explains that HIPAA permits disclosures when required See more +
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During a Nov. 18 phone call, Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno's attorney, Donald Day, said he began to represent Marceno around November 2024. More than a year after federal authorities launched ...