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Re:I wrote a negative Yelp review and it made my life a nigh... by SolarNet on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @01:23PM (#17181162)
The quote is taken out of context I think (this is a tabloid) the doctor probably posted the information to the court docket under seal at the request of the judge or at least probably in accordance with the law.
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Re:I wrote a negative Yelp review and it made my life a nigh... by siphor on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @03:22PM (#17182181)
I just went through the documents and that doesn't seem to be the case... Doc #43 is a request to the judge to remove Doc #24 due to HIPPA violations. Doc #24s not there anymore. Pretty interesting, and the tabloid seems to be accurate.

The most damning thing in there was that the Doctor tested for HHV-6 (something 100% of humans have) and then charged for it and claimed it was HHV-2 (genital herpes). Theres apparently a lab technician available to testify that the Doctor commonly tests for HHV-6. Guy seems sleazy

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Re:I wrote a negative Yelp review and it made my life a nigh... by coding123 on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @01:42PM (#17181327)
haha, that's really interesting to hear. I'm almost certain a Judge is also not allowed access to medical records. He most likely is not a covered entity. Beyond that while it might make sense to request medical records in a criminal trial, there's no place for that in a civil suit.
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Re:I wrote a negative Yelp review and it made my life a nigh... by Nadya on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @01:48PM (#17181389)
HIPAA allows health care providers to disclose medical records in response to a court order as long as the order specifies the scope of the records required to be disclosed and is signed by a judge.
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Re:I wrote a negative Yelp review and it made my life a nigh... by CodeWriter23 on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @02:17PM (#17181676)
Court order != Filing Suit
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Re:I wrote a negative Yelp review and it made my life a nigh... by albedoa on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @04:55PM (#17182853)
The docket persists beyond the filing and can have records attached to it under seal by order. Nadya did not draw the equivalence you are correcting.
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Re:I wrote a negative Yelp review and it made my life a nigh... by phonon on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @01:49PM (#17181393)
If the civil suit is about medical treatment, do you really think posting responsive documents to the court docket is a HIPAA violation?
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Re:I wrote a negative Yelp review and it made my life a nigh... by fencepost on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @06:32PM (#17183375)
If the civil suit is about medical treatment, do you really think posting responsive documents to the court docket is a HIPAA violation?

If it's not posted under seal, then yes. Particularly if it's posted as part of the initial filing and not as a response.

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Re:I wrote a negative Yelp review and it made my life a nigh... by titanomachy on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @01:59PM (#17181494)
This is the only interpretation that remotely makes sense.
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