patient privacy rights News

Private Health Data Still Being Exposed to Big Tech, Report Says

Despite recent efforts to address the issue, medical-related websites continue to be mined for data including personal medical information, in an apparent violation of patients’ privacy rights, according to a new study. Some of the most common tracking pixels were …

Indiana Attorney General Sues State’s Largest Hospital System Over Privacy of Ohio Girl Who Traveled for Abortion

NDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Indiana`s attorney general has sued the state`s largest hospital system, claiming it violated patient privacy laws when a doctor publicly shared the story of an Ohio girl who traveled to Indiana for an abortion. The lawsuit, filed …

Vanderbilt Med Center Facing Civil Rights Probe Over Release of Transgender Records

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is facing a federal civil rights investigation after turning the medical records of transgender patients over to Tennessee’s attorney general, hospital officials have confirmed. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services` investigation comes just weeks …