STAT June 21, 2024
Mohana Ravindranath

A federal judge has sided with a powerful hospital lobby in a legal battle with regulators over hospitals’ use of third-party website trackers to gather details about visitors’ online behavior.

North Texas U.S. District Court Judge Mark Pittman ruled that federal guidance limiting hospital websites’ use of these trackers exceeds the Health and Human Services Department’s authority under HIPAA, according to an opinion filed Thursday.

The American Hospital Association had sued the Office...

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