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Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Providers Beware: Take Care When Producing Mental Health Records in Response to Nonparty Subpoenas

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A recent decision by the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia draws a sharp line of distinction for hospitals responding to nonparty subpoenas against the unauthorized disclosure of confidential mental health records. In...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Protected Health Information: Providers Must Proceed with Caution

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Medical records are a powerful weapon in the courtroom. They may reveal the extent of an individual’s injury in a personal injury case or substantiate the severity of an individual’s mental illness when that mental illness is...more

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