title: What's a nurse to do?: How the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 impacts a nurse's (or any other healthcare provider's) ex parte discussion of protected health information in medical malpractice cases.
authors.affiliation: Grace Brandon Hollis LLP, San Diego, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Walters
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D016494:Computer Security / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D020408:Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D033241:Lawyers / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology; D024802:Nurse's Role; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States