Cheryl C. Moore, MD, serves as laboratory director at Pain Solutions, PLLC, in Bedford, New Hampshire. Having recently completed a graduate program in health law at Chicago’s Loyola University, Dr. Cheryl Moore is working toward compliance certification and is knowledgeable of regulations that govern the release of patient information.

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2.  Cheryl C. Moore, MD, serves as laboratory director at Pain Solutions, PLLC,
in Bedford, New Hampshire. Having recently completed a graduate program
in health law at Chicago’s Loyola University, Dr. Cheryl Moore is working
toward compliance certification and is knowledgeable of regulations that
govern the release of patient information.
Enacted by the United States Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
regulates how and to whom a health care provider may release information.
The law states that a health care provider may share sensitive information
with doctors, hospitals, and other professionals involved with the individual's
care and with any law enforcement or investigative entity that has the legal
right to receive specific data.
Health care providers may share information with government agencies to
fulfill certain mandates, such as the filing of birth and death certificates.

3.  Those agencies that track the development of communicable
diseases, such as the flu, may require doctors to report on
diagnoses of relevant illnesses, while law enforcement
professionals may require the release of information related to
treatment of crime victims. Similarly, all medical professionals
are required to report any incidences of suspected child abuse
as well as any suspicions that individuals may be a danger of
harming themselves or others.
Doctors also have permission to share patient information if
the individual becomes incapacitated and needs medical
assistance. In this situation, a doctor may need to share
protected information with a family member or power of
attorney in order for that individual to make informed decisions
on the patient's behalf.