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The Federal Trade Commission has taken steps to sanction online counseling service BetterHelp, Inc. which it says shared sensitive healthcare data inappropriately. This is the latest move by the FTC to crack down on…
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The Federal Trade Commission has taken steps to sanction online counseling service BetterHelp, Inc. which it says shared sensitive healthcare data inappropriately. This is the latest move by the FTC to crack down on…
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A patient information disclosure has impacted more than 3 million patients who use online virtual mental health platform Cerebral, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights.WHY IT…
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After months of criticism about its data privacy practices, Cerebral admitted that it wrongfully shared the private health information of 3.1 million of its users. This admission comes in the form of a March…
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Last week, New Mexico-based Presbyterian Healthcare Services and Midwest-based UnityPoint Health signed a letter of intent to merge. This is one of many cross-market mergers that health systems have explored in recent years, and…
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Three U.S. senators recently introduced legislation that would ban the use of health data for advertising and marketing purposes. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota), Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) proposed the bill, which…
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By Jill McKeon March 07, 2023 – The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a $7.8 million settlement with online counseling service BetterHelp, resolving allegations of improper health data sharing practices. In addition, the…
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By Jill McKeon March 06, 2023 – US Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) introduced the Upholding Protections for Health and Online Location Data (UPHOLD) Privacy Act, aimed at preventing the…
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Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are being targeted yet again by the government. James Comer (R-Ky), House Committee on Oversight and Accountability chairman, launched an investigation Wednesday into PBMs and their “tactics that are harming…
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