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Federal Trade Commission is suing Hims & Hers alleging the telehealth platform shared users' health data with online advertisers despite promising privacy and engaged in deceptive billing and ...
WOONSOCKET, RI / ACCESS Newswire / July 29, 2026 / Originally published on CVS Health Company NewsroomHealth100, a CVS Health subsidiary, announced today it has earned the CARIN Code of Conduct for Co ...
A lawsuit against Netflix raises questions about how employers should handle personal medical information shared during workplace trust and leadership exercises.
The Trump administration is demanding that hospitals share emergency room records, raising questions about medical privacy, HIPAA limits and what hospitals may ...
Traditional categories of discrimination are not enough: ethicists at the University of Passau have developed policy recommendations on data protection.
By Daniel Agbesi Latsu Kadjebi (O/R), July 23, GNA – Mr David Naboare, a Mental Health Officer, has expressed concern over the increasing practice of recording intimate sexual encounters and leaking ...
OpenAI launched Health in ChatGPT on Thursday to all U.S. users aged 18 and older, letting anyone on the Free, Go, Plus, or Pro ...
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Fitness tracker health data — heart rate, GPS location, and sleep records — falls outside HIPAA, meaning a government subpoena unlocks what most wearable makers store as fully readable data. An EFF ...
Samsung is facing criticism for a controversial feature in its Health app, which allows users to disable data collection for AI training at the cost of losing all existing health data., Technology & ...
Federal regulators have delayed a major overhaul of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule ...
FAMCare Strengthens Behavioral Health Tools in Social Work Case Management Software for Crisis Response Teams St.
The assessment gives hospitals, health systems, and their procurement and security teams documented assurance that GCheck safeguards protected health information before workforce data ever changes ...
Generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot are increasingly embedded in healthcare workflows ...
In 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sent subpoenas to as many as 20 institutions serving trans and gender diverse (TGD ...
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Healthcare professionals working in compliance, HR, administration, and other law-adjacent roles must navigate a complex ...
Joining other wellness apps, ChatGPT Health enters a regulatory grey area that could pose a threat to users. Credit: Cole Kan ...
On Feb. 13, 2026, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced the launch of a ...
On February 13, 2026, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced ...
"At President Trump's direction, HHS is aggressively enforcing federal safeguards to protect substance use disorder patient ...
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Feb. 16, 2026, is the deadline for updating and distributing HIPAA Notices of Privacy Practices (“NPP”) that address the ...
AI is changing the way doctors diagnose health conditions and treat patients. There’s a lot of optimism about its potential for ...
Definitions Covered Entity - a health plan, a health care clearinghouse, or a health care provider (as defined by HIPAA) who transmits any health information in electronic form in connection with a ...
A HIPAA sanctions policy should consist of appropriate sanctions against workforce members who fail to comply with privacy and ...
The HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices is not required to include information concerning reproductive health. Provisions of the ...
EHR giant Epic, together with a handful of healthcare providers, has filed a federal lawsuit aimed at stopping what it calls a ...
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Self-insured group health plans are HIPAA “covered entities” and—unlike most fully insured arrangements—typically must ...
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