title: Health care privacy: exceptions to the rule preparing for the brave new world, Part III.
abstract: As physicians prepare for implementation of HIPAA, there will be times when they are asked to and may be required to release individual health information without patient consent and authorization. This third article in a four-part series highlights the situations in which a doctor may release health information without a patient's knowledge.
authors.affiliation: Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy, LLP, 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 600, Washington, DC 20009, USA. rfalk@pgfm.com
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Falk
authors.forename: Chad
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bowman
mesh_terms: D022126:Access to Information / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D020408:Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; D008499:Medical Records / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States