YoBuckStopsHereTransgender patients sue the hospital that provided their records to Tennessee's attorney general
SSUPIIWhile I don’t think it was done maliciously against them specifically, this is of course a fail in ensuring the privacy of the patients that specifically requested for their privacy to be respected. Is it known if between the other 98 cases there weren’t any other requests for privacy?
But in all honesty, why is privacy a request and not a right given to all?
HIPPA makes it not a request, I’d be surprised if this wasn’t considered a MASSIVE HIPPA violation as this is the kind of reason it exists: so patients can receive help without worrying about the consequences of doing so.
Yeah, like I thought. As said in another comment there might be some ground where the hospital makes you sign a document to void your rights under that law unless requested. Unless there is a protection from that, anyone can just revert the default choice.
OverzeetopWhile I’m sure lawyers have looked at it (and I’m not one), my understanding is that you cannot sign away your statutory rights in most cases.