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The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released an initial framework that offers a set of privacy protection strategies for health organizations and other entities who want to improve their approach to using and protecting personal data.January 21
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U.S. antitrust enforcers should stop Google’s proposed acquisition of Fitbit because the deal will further consolidate the search giant’s control over consumer data, a coalition of privacy and consumer advocates said.November 14
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Alphabet’s Google is working with one of the biggest U.S. healthcare providers to develop new digital tools, giving the internet giant deep access to the personal health information of millions of Americans.November 12
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Family physicians must balance treatment of patients with chronic pain against challenges faced by patients who have substance abuse issues.November 1
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The arguably more interesting question is what artificial intelligence, including both the development and use, is doing to privacy.October 28
AssociateMirick, O'Connell, DeMallie & Lougee, LLP
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Healthcare organizations recognize the role business associates play in increasing the risk of breaches that pose privacy and security risks.October 22
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology is requesting comments to help providers and other healthcare organizations protect individual privacy.September 13
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They contend that the rules would weaken the protections against unauthorized disclosures of a patient’s substance use treatment records.August 26
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The Department of Health and Human Services wants to ease decades-old regulations preventing physicians from knowing patients’ histories of addiction treatment.August 23
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Law officials in various states are becoming much more active and now banding together to initiate suits.August 19
