[Med-privacy] 3rd Circuit case

Tue, 29 Mar 2005 13:26:54 -0800

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*** Appeals Court Hears Arguments Over HIPAA Privacy ***

A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit 
heard testimony March 9 to determine to what extent patient information 
can be shared under HIPAA. Citizens for Health, an advocacy group sued 
former Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson over the 
2003 rule. A federal judge in Philadelphia dismissed the suit last 
year, finding that privacy rights were not violated. The appeals court, 
which did not say when it would rule in the case, could let the lower 
court decision stand, declare the new privacy rule unconstitutional, or 
send the case back to a US District Court for more review.

Read more:
http://www.hipaadvisory.com/news/index.cfm#0328pi

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*** Appeals Court Hears Arguments Over HIPAA Privacy ***

A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit
heard testimony March 9 to determine to what extent patient
information can be shared under HIPAA. Citizens for Health, an
advocacy group sued former Secretary of Health and Human Services
Tommy Thompson over the 2003 rule. A federal judge in Philadelphia
dismissed the suit last year, finding that privacy rights were not
violated. The appeals court, which did not say when it would rule in
the case, could let the lower court decision stand, declare the new
privacy rule unconstitutional, or send the case back to a US District
Court for more review.