Fwiw

[CzechM8]

http://newsok.com/buddy-hield-in-good-spirits-after-surgery/article/3754730

Now wait just a darn minute... you mean to tell me that surgeons do surgery?!?!?!

 

[Max Power]

Now wait just a darn minute... you mean to tell me that surgeons do surgery?!?!?!

Crazy Talk

 

[McG78]

I'm not buying the OP's comments.

1. No matter what the coaches told Buddy, the surgeon couldn't lie to the patient. The surgeon in his discharge papers would have stated the estimated recovery time and when physical activity could renew. If the OP is saying that the coaches aren't going to play a "healthy" Buddy, that is a different story. If that is the case, I have to question our coaches.

2. NCAA rules restrict when and what can be said about player injuries. Additionally, OU compliance has its own rules. I doubt a coach is going around town sharing conspiracy theories to cover up an injury.

 

[AdaSooner]

I'm not buying the OP's comments.

1. No matter what the coaches told Buddy, the surgeon couldn't lie to the patient. The surgeon in his discharge papers would have stated the estimated recovery time and when physical activity could renew. If the OP is saying that the coaches aren't going to play a "healthy" Buddy, that is a different story. If that is the case, I have to question our coaches.

2. NCAA rules restrict when and what can be said about player injuries. Additionally, OU compliance has its own rules. I doubt a coach is going around town sharing conspiracy theories to cover up an injury.

Actually, it's HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) that restricts what can be said about a player's injury. Those laws were put in place in 1996 to protect the privacy of all health care patients, not just athletes. Health care providers and coaches alike are limited in what they can say publicly.

That's why I was surprised that an OU assistant coach was reportedly talking about Buddy's injury. Not saying it couldn't happen. But if he did, he was sticking his neck out by breaking federal laws (not guidelines) on releasing patient information in a public setting.

 

[BoulderSooner]

Actually, it's HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) that restricts what can be said about a player's injury. Those laws were put in place in 1996 to protect the privacy of all health care patients, not just athletes. Health care providers and coaches alike are limited in what they can say publicly.

That's why I was surprised that an OU assistant coach was reportedly talking about Buddy's injury. Not saying it couldn't happen. But if he did, he was sticking his neck out by breaking federal laws (not guidelines) on releasing patient information in a public setting.

HIPAA is applied incorrectly all of the time ..

http://www.thesportjournal.org/article/impact-hipaa-privacy-rule-collegiate-sport-professionals