Becker's Healthcare February 10, 2023
Hospitals and health systems around the country have been accused of sharing confidential patient information with social media giants such as Meta, Facebook and Google. Here are the nine hospitals and health systems facing lawsuits for alleging sharing healthcare data for marketing purposes:
- Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai is being sued over claims it transmitted patient data to Big Tech companies such as Meta, Google and Microsoft.
- Chicago-based Rush University System for Health is being sued in federal court for allegedly sending patient information to tech companies.
- Pittsburgh-based UPMC entered into arbitration over a lawsuit claiming the health system shared patient data with Facebook.
- University of Chicago Medical Center is being sued in federal court for allegedly sharing patient information with...