Transgender Patients Sue Hospital For Giving Records To Tennessee's Attorney General
Transgender Patients Sue Hospital For Giving Records To Tennessee's Attorney General
Two patients sued Vanderbilt University Medical Center for violating their privacy by turning their records over to Tennessee’s attorney general.
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Two patients sued Vanderbilt University Medical Center for violating their privacy by turning their records over to Tennessee’s attorney general.
HIPAA hammer incoming
17 0 ReplyI hope you're right. This seems like a pretty egregious violation.
3 0 ReplyHIPPA has an exception when there is a court order.
1 0 ReplyI didn't see anything about a court order, just state investigations.
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The attorney general also requested a slew of additional information, including the names of everyone referred to the transgender clinic who made at least one office visit, as well as people who volunteer for the hospital’s Trans Buddy initiative, which aims to increase access to care and improve outcomes by providing emotional support for the clinic’s patients.
Emphasis mine.
17 0 ReplyThe goal seems to be to have a chilling effect not just on trans care but on advocates for trans care as well. Same logic as with the drag "ban."
2 0 ReplyAnd that single act has made it more likely that trans folks will avoid accessing healthcare. Not that these horrid people care about that.
2 0 ReplyThey do very much care about that; that's exactly what they want.
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This is straight up Nazi shit. Time for some 2A response to underscore the 4A violations coming out of FL.
14 1 ReplyProps to the 2A nutjobs. For years they've been telling us we need to stockpile weapons to "protect against tyranny."
We didn't listen. So they took a more direct approach. Creating tyranny so that we'll take the need for arms to protect ourselves more seriously.
Those are some good dudes playing 4D chess, just to get us to appreciate the second amendment.
4 1 ReplyFully support anyone exercising their rights but let's be careful not to let someone infer a comment is promoting violence. Thanks.
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