title: What litigators need to know about HIPAA.
abstract: HIPAA's Privacy Regulations impose a number of new requirements on Covered Entities concerning disclosure of an individual's personal health information. This Article briefly outlines the primary function of HIPAA's general nondisclosure rule and discusses the exceptions under which HIPAA permits disclosure in the course of litigation or government investigations.
authors: Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP, Chicago, USA. sstein@sidley.com
authors: Scott D
authors: SD
authors: Stein
mesh_terms: D022126:Access to Information / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D030881:Disclosure / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D033161:Government Regulation; D020408:Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; D006801:Humans; D033241:Lawyers; D008499:Medical Records / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States