Vanderbilt University Medical Center is facing a federal civil rights investigation after turning the medical records of transgender patients over to Tennessee’s attorney general, hospital officials have confirmed.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is facing a federal civil rights investigation after turning the medical records of transgender patients over to Tennessee’s attorney general, hospital officials have confirmed.
Patients’ personal info was not redacted, the article says. That’s HIPAA territory.
Not if it’s for legal purposes and shared with only those who need to know.
You are correct that this is protected health information (PHI). It is not, however, a violation of HIPAA.