tobeblessed
07-12-2008, 06:07 PM
I have a thread in Advocacy and Activism.
A local hospital has repeatedly shared my psychiatric record with other providers without any release whatsoever from me. I have reported this to the appropriate agency, and they are investigating.
If they find that there were in fact HIPAA violations, I want to seek punitive damages against the hospital. This isn't frivolous, as they did cause some damage and I feel they need to know not to ever do this again.
How do I go about finding a lawyer who would handle this? I looked up some civil rights attorneys, but I don't know if they are any good. Is there some sort of rating site for attorneys as with doctors? I don't really trust the lawyer referral services; I got my divorce lawyer through one of those and he was a crook and very dishonest.
Thanks!
A local hospital has repeatedly shared my psychiatric record with other providers without any release whatsoever from me. I have reported this to the appropriate agency, and they are investigating.
If they find that there were in fact HIPAA violations, I want to seek punitive damages against the hospital. This isn't frivolous, as they did cause some damage and I feel they need to know not to ever do this again.
How do I go about finding a lawyer who would handle this? I looked up some civil rights attorneys, but I don't know if they are any good. Is there some sort of rating site for attorneys as with doctors? I don't really trust the lawyer referral services; I got my divorce lawyer through one of those and he was a crook and very dishonest.
Thanks!