HealthLeaders Media July 20, 2023
Letters to providers highlight concerns stemming from use of technologies that may share a user’s sensitive health data.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– The FTC and HHS this week warned of potential HIPAA violations in a joint letter to 130 hospital systems and telehealth providers.
– The watchdogs raised concerns about the privacy risks linked to online tracking platforms such as the Meta/Facebook pixel and Google Analytics.
– Third parties not covered by HIPAA still have an obligation to protect patient data under the FTC Act and the FTC Health Breach Notification Rule.
Federal regulators are warning hospitals and telehealth providers about the risks that patients’ health data could be “impermissibly disclosed” by online tracking technology wired into providers’ websites and mobile...
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