More details in to Erick All Transfer

He probably signed the release to allow this to happen with the new doctors, but it is not on file with the U of M medical staff so we have to sit there and take it. I applaud the UM doctors for being more conservative in their approach, given spinal surgery success rate. 

The person signing the Release of Information can specify exactly what the provider is or isn't allowed to disclose. So theoretically All could sign a release with the quack doctors and rescind permissions from the university.  It was clearly a press release coordinated with the All family though, so there were probably more involved legal documents than a standard ROI. 

That being said, whether it's "legal" or not to Tweet about your medical patient, I don't know a lot of providers that wouldn't consider that shady and unethical.  

On Twitter, All's dad said that Erick and all student athletes have to sign a "waiver" so the team can disclose injuries. Weird given how the athletic department never says shit about anyone's injury status  

Hippa is a healthcare privacy rule that is all encompassing.  Any healthcare provider is sworn to secrecy within the healthcare environment. If you were a nurse and saw your neighbor in the hospital for a CT scan and casually told your other neighbor that I saw so and so you could lose your job and your practice could be liable. It’s taken very serious by all providers and those who work in the environment. It’s designed around patient protection and patient compliance. It’s confidentially.  It’s like paying a lawyer a retainer except in healthcare the contract is assumed. 

Pro tip: Anyone who spells it "HIPPA" doesn't know what they're talking about.

The family can publicize any information they want, and they can designate which providers get to release what information.

This statement for Erick All Sr. is undoubtedly bullshit: "I have you know he signed a waiver his first day on campus. I would love for them to release his records. They don’t want that because they don’t want the facts released. It’s simple they fell my son and many others that’s come through their program."

HIPAA guarantees that patients have the right to access and obtain copies of their records and also guarantees their right to direct covered entities (i.e. healthcare providers) to disclose PHI to other entities or individuals on their behalf. If Erick Jr. wanted, he could direct Michigan Medicine to send the records to a journalist. He could also obtain the records and release them himself. Simple as that.

Are you suggesting that whomever did this surgery wasn't reputable?  Sounds like they were and I can't imagine UM paying for it if they weren't.  Which still seems like the weirdest part of the whole thing.  Supposedly UM paid for it which suggests they approved of the procedure.  That's very confusing.

Even if it is a reputable facility, I still think it's potentially reasonable to not yet clear him if they didn't think the surgery was necessary (but again, why pay for it if it wasn't necessary).

I can't imagine JH promised he'd get him cleared but I can see how he might have said he'd see what he can do and All interpreted that as "yeah, I'll take care of it."

This seems like the most logical outcome. The little I've heard basically fits perfectly into this narrative.

Wasn't ok'd, went elsewhere, feels better, staff still won't clear for liability sake. The anger comes from that and then likely topped-off by people telling him that it will be ok'd eventually.

The thing that makes it weird is that he was all laughs and smiles in Indianapolis, to players and coaches. Literally the next day I first hear that he is transferring. I think "ok, it kinda makes sense if Loveland is where he is". Then All and his family go nuclear out the door. It's weird.

All was tight with Cade so that's not helping the situation but it's crazy to see the guy a few weeks ago happy as can be, see him in Indy as happy as can be and then the next day he's doing this. It feels gross.

 Biospine isn’t doing anything that UM isn’t absolutely qualified to do.  And if UM didn’t have the capability, they certainly would’ve facilitated care with another prominent institution.  Your explanation doesn’t make sense.

Michigan signs Erick All > All get spinal surgery from Laser Spine guy > Laser Spine gets sued by Hulk Hogan > Hogan Hansen commits to Michigan

The circle of life spins again

There is *no way* any medical information would be released by UM's medical teams. HIPPA rules apply. The only way that info will get released by the school will be in a court proceeding (shoud the All family choose to bring suit) with UM as initial defendant.

First of all, Mr. All has easy access to all the physician notes from UM due to the Cares Act/Cares Rule and he can post those on the Internet if he wishes.

UM Medical has no current active role in his care, and regardless whether All signs a release or not, I will guarantee that UM Medical has no need or interest in making any sort of public statement. 

What's done is done and UM Medical making any sort of statement isn't necessary or beneficial to any party. UM Medical will not engage.