In my practice as a healthcare defense attorney, I find that many providers have some knowledge of HIPAA and HITECH but do not understand the nitty-gritty of these legislative pieces. It is incumbent on the provider to know these regulations and abide by them as failure to do so can result in civil and even [...]

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) security rule was drafted to provide security over client’s personal information. At the same time, it was also designed to enable greater availability of the patient’s health information for use by qualified health professionals. Although the security rule specifically protects electronic protected health information (EPHI), information [...]

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was established in 1996 as a means to protect health insurance coverage for workers and their families in the event one loses or changes his/her job. It is also meant to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the national healthcare system by promoting the use of an [...]

The Prosecution has called a small army of witnesses, who have presented a strong case for both causation and gross negligence. Murray’s credibility has effectively been called into question. First, Jackson’s resident security staffer testified that Murray asked him to bag up miscellaneous supplies, which an investigator later retrieved in Jackson’s closet. The bags contained [...]

So far, Murray’s defensive efforts have been largely restricted to challenging the evidence brought by the Prosecution. This is so because the Prosecution has not yet finished calling all of its witnesses. Broadly speaking, Dr. Murray’s best defense is to create reasonable doubt, which Prosecutors must overcome to win. Specifically, jurors must have reason to [...]