Virginia injury attorney Rick Shapiro edits the legal weblog Virginia Beach Personal Injury Lawyer and serves the southeast Virginia area from Norfolk to the Eastern Shore. Mr. Shapiro provides updates and opinions on all areas of personal injury law including medical malprectice, car truck, SUV and tractor trailer accidents, train and railroad injuries, traumatic brain injury (TBI) and many others. http://virginiabeach.injuryboard.com/medical-malpractice/recent-comments/ Ed: Yes, I also saw parts of Dr. Klein's interview tonight. Some comments could be considered "public" already, but there were some that I would call private and I just don't get how a medical doctor can think of a breach of patient confidentiality like this either-wouldn't he take some time to call his own attorney for guidance? Supposedly he has a good general reputation, but you have to wonder what kind of "retainer" Michael Jackson paid him for all the apparent work over the years. He now has lost that patient and what I believe investigators are really studying now is this allegation that prescriptions may have been filled in alias names. Any doctor who has done that has got some big time criminal exposure, and at this point it is all rumor and I am not suggesting there is evidence pointing to any one doctor. YET. http://virginiabeach.injuryboard.com/medical-malpractice/attorney-client-patient-privacy-rights-surviving-deathdid-michael-jacksons-former-nurse-ignore-confidentiality-and-privacy-rights-under-hipaa.aspx?googleid=266366#C24528 A comment on Attorney Client & Patient Privacy Rights Surviving Death--Did Michael Jackson's Former Nurse or Doctor Ignore Confidentiality and Privacy Rights Under HIPAA? Medical Malpractice Michael Jackson HIPAA patient privacy Jackson's privacy attorney client privilege death medical malpractice breach of patient privilege Cherilyn Lee Jackson's nurse CNN California Board of R Rick Shapiro Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:17:20 GMT Even more disturbing is Dr. Klein who appreared on Larry King tonight, talking about the intimate details of Michael Jackson's skin treatments, hair loss, and facial reconstruction. I couldn't help but wonder if the privilege survived death, so I appreciate your commentary. Dr. Klein did no better than digging Michael's body from an open grave. It is awful to think that a doctor that Michael trusted with his privacy would now disclose these intimate details after his death. All of this talk seems to aim at bolstering speculation about the children. I don't care how much Klein has contributed to the medical community, this breach should result in sanctions. http://virginiabeach.injuryboard.com/medical-malpractice/attorney-client-patient-privacy-rights-surviving-deathdid-michael-jacksons-former-nurse-ignore-confidentiality-and-privacy-rights-under-hipaa.aspx?googleid=266366#C24526 A comment on Attorney Client & Patient Privacy Rights Surviving Death--Did Michael Jackson's Former Nurse or Doctor Ignore Confidentiality and Privacy Rights Under HIPAA? Medical Malpractice Michael Jackson HIPAA patient privacy Jackson's privacy attorney client privilege death medical malpractice breach of patient privilege Cherilyn Lee Jackson's nurse CNN California Board of R Ed Crom Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:08:13 GMT Tina - I totally agree with you. This is outrageous and violates the HIPAA Act. If Cherilyn Lee doesn't loose her RN license over this, I will be totally surprised. Also, I think that CNN should have investigated this issue further and not exposed these findings in view of violating this act. http://virginiabeach.injuryboard.com/medical-malpractice/attorney-client-patient-privacy-rights-surviving-deathdid-michael-jacksons-former-nurse-ignore-confidentiality-and-privacy-rights-under-hipaa.aspx?googleid=266366#C24276 A comment on Attorney Client & Patient Privacy Rights Surviving Death--Did Michael Jackson's Former Nurse or Doctor Ignore Confidentiality and Privacy Rights Under HIPAA? Medical Malpractice Michael Jackson HIPAA patient privacy Jackson's privacy attorney client privilege death medical malpractice breach of patient privilege Cherilyn Lee Jackson's nurse CNN California Board of R JILL PAUL RN Sun, 05 Jul 2009 22:21:41 GMT It has been disturbing to watch a medical provider take it upon herself to share the intimate details of someone's medical care with the world, even if that person was a celebrity. The same goes for some of the attorneys who are claiming to have relationships with the family. Everyone deserves a zone of privacy. http://virginiabeach.injuryboard.com/medical-malpractice/attorney-client-patient-privacy-rights-surviving-deathdid-michael-jacksons-former-nurse-ignore-confidentiality-and-privacy-rights-under-hipaa.aspx?googleid=266366#C24272 A comment on Attorney Client & Patient Privacy Rights Surviving Death--Did Michael Jackson's Former Nurse or Doctor Ignore Confidentiality and Privacy Rights Under HIPAA? Medical Malpractice Michael Jackson HIPAA patient privacy Jackson's privacy attorney client privilege death medical malpractice breach of patient privilege Cherilyn Lee Jackson's nurse CNN California Board of R Tina Sun, 05 Jul 2009 22:05:44 GMT Rick - Thanks for clarifying HIPAA and how it applies to a deceased individual. When my boss said that it no longer applies since the deceased is considered a "non-person", I questioned that statement in my mind. I thought that Cherilyn Lee RN was disclosing much more information than what I would be comfortable disclosing under the circumstances (or any circumstances, for that matter). In our hospital, we are drilled regulary on the do's and dont's re HIPAA. Thanks for your enlightening article. http://virginiabeach.injuryboard.com/medical-malpractice/attorney-client-patient-privacy-rights-surviving-deathdid-michael-jacksons-former-nurse-ignore-confidentiality-and-privacy-rights-under-hipaa.aspx?googleid=266366#C24216 A comment on Attorney Client & Patient Privacy Rights Surviving Death--Did Michael Jackson's Former Nurse or Doctor Ignore Confidentiality and Privacy Rights Under HIPAA? Medical Malpractice Michael Jackson HIPAA patient privacy Jackson's privacy attorney client privilege death medical malpractice breach of patient privilege Cherilyn Lee Jackson's nurse CNN California Board of R JILL PAUL RN Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:32:15 GMT