Sentences with phrase «private medical information»

One of the most important provisions of HIPAA protects individuals against the unauthorized release of private medical information.

That would mean the agency would have to ignore most epidemiological studies, which rely on private medical information that can not and should not be shared.

The applicant told Value Village that she would not share her mother's confidential and private medical information with her employer, and provided two notes from her doctor which said that the applicant could not work outside her normal hours because she had to take care of her mother.

In general, while the individual has a right to privacy, the state may temporarily suspend this right in case of serious public health risks, when revealing private medical information would help protect the public at large.

She claimed that defendants wrongfully disclosed private medical information about her.

The manager had demanded personal information about the disability and the tenant gave private medical information just to expedite the process.

JUST because you pay fees to a professional organization doesn't mean you own anything, just like a doctor collects private medical information to do their job they can not profit from or distribute it without public scruutiny... the government being the public.

While this concern is raised typically in the context of private medical information, I would argue that a signficant contributor to loss of privacy may lie with genealogical investigations, as much information is freely available online through a variety of websites, thus facilitating the discovery of genetic relationships.

The reports, which reveal Freeman's private medical information, implied that drugs were an issue for Freeman.

A source also told the outlet that she «came prepared with evidence including personal medication information from her doctors to back up her claims against Ed Westwick» and that «The police report will remain confidential since there is private medical information that Haley handed over.

ICBC has had problems with the way they handle driving records and your releasing of all your private medical information to ICBC without a lawyer may be used against you in a subsequent injury claim.

HIPAA guarantees certain privacy protections with respect to your PHI, and limits who can access and receive your private medical information.

This is (1) because while disclosure of private medical information is generally prohibited, you would be voluntarily waiving that privacy to receive a benefit, and (2) because the disclosure by the doctor wouldn't have to say anything more than that there was a medically valid reason for the cancellation without going into detail about its nature.

And that's on top of one of the main concerns of wellness programs: giving employers further access to employees» private medical information.