Physicians Practice March 9, 2023
Two recent settlements underscore the FTC’s status as an enforcement agency with the power to enforce consumers’ rights in relation to their sensitive information.
When most people think of protected health information (PHI) and personally identifiable information (PII) in relation to the illicit sharing and tracking of data, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) springs to mind.
Although the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has enforced violations of data breaches and statements about securing customers’ PHI in accordance with HIPAA (i.e., CVS (Feb. 18, 2009) and Henry Schein (May 23, 2016)), two recent settlements underscore its status as an enforcement agency with the power to enforce consumers’ rights in relation to their sensitive information. First,...
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