Google employees were recently required to share personal health information with a third-party AI tool or else forego health benefits. Amid significant employee concerns for medical privacy, Google ...

OpenAI is rolling out ChatGPT Health, a new space for private health and wellness conversations. Importantly, the company says it will not use your health information or Health chats to train its core ...

A judge has tentatively approved a settlement in a class action lawsuit over patient data at MarinHealth Medical Center. The lawsuit, which was filed last year in Marin County Superior Court, alleges ...

A lawsuit filed by electronic health record giant Epic could encourage reforms to a problematic system, where non-health companies can get their hands on patient records without their knowledge. A new ...

Even the most pro-privacy of us can sometimes get flummoxed if forced to plumb the depths of HIPPA-related privacy standards when it comes to sharing medical information. Boss: “What do you mean I can ...

The Health Insurance and Medical Privacy Act and you can make records safer. Admission clerk Joan Vest is refiling and degitalizing the medical records of patients at ...

The White House recently disclosed that President Trump experiences chronic venous insufficiency, possibly intended to head off concerns that he suffers from a serious age-related health condition ...

Several health care bills are now on the governor’s desk, aiming to improve access for Californians who can’t afford prescription drugs, shorten delays to medical decisions, and address threats to ...

As of early 2025, 20 U.S. states have enacted comprehensive data privacy laws, with more expected to follow. Washington state’s My Health, My Data Act recently expanded protections to cover sensitive ...

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