Reproduced with permission from BNA's Health Law Reporter, 23 HLR 373 (March 12, 2014). Copyright 2014 by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (800-372-1033) http://www.bna.com
An appellate ruling on whether a Florida malpractice law is preempted by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act will have important implications for patients, practitioners and attorneys who represent them, according to briefs filed in the case and attorneys who spoke to Bloomberg BNA (Dulay v. Murphy, 11th Cir., No. 13-14637, briefing completed 2/27/14).