On the firm's HIPAA, HITECH & HIT Blog, Fox partner Elizabeth Litten published a post yesterday noting two recent high-profile instances of HIPAA breaches involving professional athletes, and reviewing a 2002 clarification by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that a professional athlete has the same HIPAA rights as any other individual.
Fox partner Bill Maruca also recently discussed one of the instances in detail – a tweet by ESPN reporter Adam Schefter containing a screenshot of hospital records from hand injuries suffered by New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul on July 4.
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