Rita Luthra, MD, a gynecologist from Longmeadow, Massachusetts, was convicted on April 30 by a federal jury of one count of violation of HIPAA and one count of obstruction of a criminal health care investigation. 
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Massachusetts doctor convicted of illegally sharing PHI
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Rita Luthra, MD, a gynecologist from Longmeadow, Massachusetts, was convicted on April 30 by a federal jury of one count of violation of HIPAA and one count of obstruction of a criminal health care investigation. 
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