Jerome W. Hoffman is a partner in Holland & Knight's Tallahassee and Jacksonville offices and Erica Gooden Bartimmo is an attorney in Holland and Knight's Tampa office
Florida health care providers and facilities need to be aware that documents placed in a voluntary reporting system are no longer cloaked with federal privilege if the documents were collected or maintained pursuant to Florida law.
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