. HIPAA regulations is (sic) purely procedural in nature and does not create a federal physician-patient or hospital-patient privilege.” Allen v. Woodford, 2007 WL 309485 *11 (E.D. Cal. 2007). Under HIPAA, health care information may be disclosed in discovery under a qualified protective order, which

As to Defendant's HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) objection, as noted in the case cited in Plaintiff's motion, Allen v. Woodford, 2007 WL 309485 (E.D. Cal. 2007), (p. 9), HIPPA institutes procedural safeguards to protect the privacy of an individual's medical information and

Epstein's HIPAA rights should be upheld. Allen v. Woodford, 2007 WL 309485 (E.D. Cal. 2007), (p. 9)(HIPP A