The Charlotte Observer reports: Atrium Health publicly apologized to patients and is notifying people who may have been impacted by an online data disclosure spanning 4 1/2 years before the pandemic, the healthcare giant announced Monday. Personal information may have been sent to third-party vendors such as Google, Facebook (now Meta) and similar media platforms…
Category: Breaches
Upcoming Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) Changes in 2025
Jeffrey M. Stefan II of Varnum LLP writes: The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), enacted in 1991, protects consumers from unwanted telemarketing calls, robocalls, and texts. On January 27, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) new consent rule for robocalls and robotexts will take effect. The FCC aims to close the “lead generator loophole” by requiring marketers…
HHS Office for Civil Rights Settles with Holy Redeemer Hospital Over Disclosure of Patient’s Protected Health Information, Including Reproductive Health Information
November 26 – Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with Holy Redeemer Family Medicine (Holy Redeemer), a Pennsylvania hospital, concerning an alleged violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule due to an impermissible disclosure of a…
Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta Publishes 2023-24 Annual Report
November 27 EDMONTON – The 2023-2024 Annual Report of the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) of Alberta was tabled today by the Speaker of the Alberta Legislative Assembly and has now been published online by the OIPC. “The 2023-24 year can best be characterized as a year of change and engagement for…