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HIPAA Privacy Action Filed Against University Health Associates

Posted from Health Care Law Blog 122 days ago
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The West Virginia Record reports the filing of a medical record breach action against West Virginia University Medical Corporation dba University Health Associates (UHA) under the Privacy Rule of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). The action filed in Monongalia Circuit Court was filed by Jennifer M. McGinley on behalf of Randy Friend (11-C-774).The complaint asserts that Mr. Friend received a letter from UHA indicating that an employee had accessed his medical record without authorization. Mr. Friend claims that his medical record was accessed multiple tim... (original story)