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HIPAA trumps state law and permits entity to disclose information in securing payment, and there is no private cause of action under HIPAA: OhioHealth Corp. v. Ryan. h/t, @PrivacyProf

Howard Anderson reports: The federal government has issued streamlined standards for electronic funds transfers that a health plan uses to pay a claim, as well for related electronic remittance advice. But despite the issuance of a new rule enacting the standards, it remains unclear under what circumstances the HIPAA privacy and security rules might apply to banks…

With all of the Medicare and Medicaid fraud prosecutions that have gone on and are going on around the country, have you ever thought about whether your patient records with sensitive information are winding up in the hands of non-medical personnel or how many people might have access to them? Shannon Haugland reports that the…

Jim Doyle reports: Walgreens’ recent acquisition and immediate closure of three independent community pharmacies in the St. Louis area has raised questions about the privacy of customers’ prescription records. Some former customers of the three sold pharmacies — the Williams Pharmacy in University City, the Clarkson Square Pharmacy in Chesterfield and Prescription Plus in the…