On March 21, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provided their legal position concerning the use of tracking technologies on hospital and other healthcare provider websites and apps in the legal action brought by the American… Read More ›
DATA PROTECTION & PRIVACY
HHS seeks to increase Cybersecurity in the Health Care Sector
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has been making efforts to increase cybersecurity in the health care sector and outlined its strategy in a concept paper released in December 2023. The paper stresses that both patient safety… Read More ›
AHA Files Suit Seeking to Preserve the Ability of Hospitals to Use Third Party Tracking Technologies on Public Webpages
The American Hospital Association (AHA) is challenging a healthcare data privacy Bulletin issued by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The Bulletin in question prohibits HIPAA-regulated entities from using third-party tracking… Read More ›
Biden Executive Order Seeks Comprehensive Oversight of AI in Healthcare and Other Fields
On October 30, President Joe Biden issued an Executive Order on the “Safe Secure and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence,” which includes provisions that will potentially have a broad impact on healthcare as it seeks to ensure the… Read More ›
FTC’s Proposed Changes Seek to Apply Health Breach Notification Rule to Developers of Health Apps and Similar Technologies
Through proposed amendments to its Health Breach Notification Rule (16 CFR Part 318), the FTC is currently seeking to formalize the extension of notification requirements as to covered security breaches of consumers’ electronic health information to developers of health applications… Read More ›