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Data breaches have been announced by WindRose Health Network and Advantage Home Health Care in Indiana, Camden-on-Gauley Medical Center in West Virginia, WindRose Health Network in Indiana has ...
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The Mental Health Association, a Chicopee, Massachusetts-based human services agency that provides substance use recovery and support services for developmental disabilities, has agreed to a ...
Almost 400,000 Medicaid beneficiaries in the District of Columbia have had personal and protected health information exposed online, according to a recent The District of Columbia Department of Health ...
There has been a 5.9% decline in healthcare breaches compared to H1 2025. Between January 1 and June 30, 2026, 397 data breaches affecting 500 or more Our H1 2026 healthcare data breach report shows a ...
Healthcare organizations can now add HIPAA-compliant AI chat, document analysis, and medical transcription to Microsoft Power Automate flows, Power Apps, and Copilot Studio agents without writing code ...
Astrana Health, a managed services organization that helps healthcare providers deliver value-based, coordinated care to patients, has notified the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) about ...
Data breaches have been announced by Modoc Medical Center and Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services in California, Park Place Behavioral Healthcare in Modoc Medical Center, a California critical ...
A coalition of 44 state attorneys general has agreed to settle a multistate investigation of Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp) regarding a 2019 LabCorp has agreed to pay $2.3 million to ...
Notification letters are being mailed to individuals affected by data breaches at the pharmacy benefit management service provider MedImpact Healthcare Systems and the healthcare software company ...
Settlements have been agreed to resolve class action complaints against Wayne Memorial Hospital in Georgia and Regional Urology in Louisiana stemming from breaches of patients’ personal and protected ...
Gastonia, North Carolina - September 25, 2026 - Easy Mind Care LLC today launched its electronic health record (EHR) platform for solo mental health therapists, introducing a one-time $149 "Founder's ...
PatientGain has officially launched its PLATINUM service, an all-in-one, fully managed, HIPAA-compliant digital marketing engine engineered specifically for ...
The official launch of the company's new PLATINUM service to provide clients with an all-in-one, fully managed, HIPAA-compliant digital marketing engine.Los Altos, California--(Newsfile Corp. - Septem ...
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The so-called HIPAA loophole is therefore less a loophole in one statute than a gap between what consumers assume HIPAA covers and what it actually covers. HIPAA protects identifiable medical records ...
California is drawing a hard line: artificial intelligence may schedule a therapy appointment, but it may not conduct one.
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Spread the loveWe strap them on our wrists, slip them onto our fingers, and clip them to our clothes without a second thought. Smartwatches, fitness trackers, and smart rings have become ubiquitous, ...
A commercially available headband can now record electroencephalographic (EEG) signals well enough to infer attention levels, emotional valence, and early markers of neurological ...
From high-tech scans to continuous AI monitoring, new-age clinics are turning your body into a living data stream. But as healthcare shifts from treating sickness to predicting it, are we truly ...
Could the design of a spacecraft affect astronauts’ mental health? Scientists have mapped how everything from lighting and privacy to shared spaces could shape wellbeing on long missions to the Moon ...
FTC cases reveal major health apps disclosed blood pressure and glucose data to advertising and analytics companies without users realizing it.
OCR reached two 2026 settlements — totaling $695,000 — with self-funded group health plans following ransomware breaches, marking a notable ...
Health app data privacy advanced as the Senate HELP Committee voted 22–0 to pass S. 3097, the first federal health data bill covering wearables and consumer apps to clear a Senate committee. But the ...
FTC sues Hims & Hers for allegedly sharing users' health data with advertisers and using deceptive billing practices.
The Federal Trade Commission, along with Utah and California, have filed a lawsuit against telehealth firm Hims & Hers accusing the company of using online tracking ...
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission sued Hims & Hers on Wednesday alleging the telehealth platform shared users’ health data with online advertisers, despite promising privacy, and engaged in ...
The agency claims the telehealth giant disclosed sensitive user health information to advertising platforms, charged customers before consultations, and made subscriptions difficult to cancel.
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