Is This Doctor Begging to Be Sued or What?

'He is trying to silence me':
Woman who gave one star review of a gynecologist is forced to spend $20,000 defending herself against him in defamation suit

Michelle Levine says she gave an 'honest review' of her doctor online after she was 'disgusted' by her visit - but now her doctor is suing her

Levine left a review of Dr. Joon Song of New York after a gynecology visit
The doctor is alleged to have charged her $427 extra for services not covered
In response, doctor allegedly posted details of Levine's medical record online
Levine says the court battle has so far cost her close to $20,000 and has set up a GoFundMe account to raise funds

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5782591/Manhattan-woman-gave-one-star-reviews-gynecologist-forced-spend-20-000.html

She should sue [b]HIM[/b] for millions in response to him allegedly posted details of her medical record online, which is [big][b]HUGE[/b][/big] HIPPA violation.

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Quizzical · 46-50, M

Surely he should be struck off for betraying patient confidentiality?

Xuan12 · 31-35, M

What a freakin' mess. They should get married. Their combined IQ would be average.

5thApprentice · 31-35, M

wth is this doctor on posting her medical record online lol.

MistyCee

This woman sounds a little loony, and the story is really poorly written.

Were her medical records really posted online? I can't tell, nor can I tell which court papers they quoted.

I hate to cry "fake news" but this one seems like a supermarket tabloid thing about alien abduction. thanks

Northwest · M

@MistyCee I did not read the story, but I was surprised to learn that HIPAA does not allow for a 'private cause of action'. This makes it extremely tricky to sue for financial damages.

MistyCee

@Northwest Most, if not all states should allow a suit for invasion of privacy, though, and without the goofy safe harbor provisions HIPAA has built in.

Be glad you don't bother reading the article, though. I can't tell what actually happened, but it sounds like, even without the PHI disclosure, this Doc was asking to get sued just by balance billing this nutcase and trying to collect.

Butterflykisses24 · 51-55, F

woah

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