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DSIR Deeper Dive: Tracking the Crackdown on Tracking/Pixel Technologies: Web Litigation and Regulatory Landscape - Part 2

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In the first part of this blog post, we looked into the OCR and FTC’s focus on third-party tracking technologies. We also reviewed the AHA Lawsuit and its impact for the use of tracking technologies. In this blog post, we...more

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Disclosure of Data Through Website Cookies May Be a Data Breach – What A Recent Court Ruling Means for Healthcare Businesses

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A California federal court recently ruled that disclosure of certain data collected through website cookies that may qualify as health information could trigger a data breach under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) –...more

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Amidst Legal Fight, HHS Revises Online Tracking Guidance

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On March 18, 2024, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued revised guidance on the use of tracking technologies by HIPAA-covered entities and business associates....more

Ankura

DHHS OCR and FTC Issue Warning to Hospital Systems and Telehealth Providers Regarding Privacy and Security Risks

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On July 20, 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) through the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a joint letter to hospitals and telehealth providers alerting them to...more

J.S. Held

Litigation Surge From the Use of Tracking Technology & the Sharing of Healthcare and Personal Data

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Introduction: Tracking Software in the Healthcare Industry - Privacy-related concerns have become increasingly prominent in recent years, especially with the widespread use of third-party tracking tools such as tracking...more

Polsinelli

Will a New Wave of Lawsuits Roll Into a Nationwide Tsunami? Wiretapping Litigation for Website Analytics

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2022 has seen a new wave of class action lawsuits targeting companies that use technology to track consumers’ interfaces on their websites. These lawsuits generally allege that the use of technologies such as session replay...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 23, Number 2. Privacy Briefs: February 2023

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 23, no 2 (February 2023) DCH Health Systems, based in Tuscaloosa, Ala., said it fired an employee in December after a routine privacy audit revealed evidence that the worker had accessed some...more

Ankura

[Webinar] Do Cookies Collect PHI? A Deep Dive into the OCR Bulletin on Online Tracking Technologies - February 22nd, 1:00 pm -...

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The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Bulletin (Dec. 2022) outlining the obligations for HIPAA covered entities and businesses when deploying online tracking...more

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Is Your Website Collecting PHI Under OCR's New Tracking Technologies Bulletin?

Covered Entities and Business Associates should promptly and carefully review their use of online tracking technologies on their websites and mobile apps following a bulletin (Bulletin) published by the U.S. Department of...more

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