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Judge rules against UF Health Jacksonville in medical records fight
Read full article: Judge rules against UF Health Jacksonville in medical records fightThe ruling last week by U.S. District Judge Timothy Corrigan against UF Health Jacksonville is part of years of legal battles stemming from a 2004 Florida constitutional amendment that was designed to provide access to medical records in malpractice cases. In March, U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor ruled against UF Health Shands, part of the same health-care system as UF Health Jacksonville, in a similar case. UF Health Shands has taken that case to the 11th U.S. The cases focus heavily on the interplay between the 2004 state constitutional amendment and a 2005 federal law that provides confidentiality protections for certain medical records. UF Health Jacksonville contended, in part, that handing over records sought by Caro would violate the federal law and could subject it to penalties.

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