Health Care AI, Intended To Save Money, Turns Out To Require a Lot of Expensive Humans Darius Tahir January 10, 2025 Preparing cancer patients for difficult decisions is an oncologist’s job. They don’t always remember to do it, however. At the University of Pennsylvania Health System, doctors are nudged to talk about a patient’s…
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HHS Barred From Enforcing Abortion Privacy Rule Against Doctor
Mary Anne Pazanowski reports: A Texas doctor doesn’t have to comply with a federal privacy rule that protects reproductive health-care information from unauthorized disclosures, a federal judge in the state said. Carmen Purl demonstrated that she’s likely to win on her claim that the US Department of Health and Human Services exceeded its statutory authority…
Texas Sues New York Doctor, Challenging Abortion Provider Shield Laws
Jennifer Calfas and Laura Kusisto report: Texas is suing a New York-based doctor for allegedly prescribing abortion pills through telemedicine to a patient from the Lone Star state. The lawsuit is believed to be the first challenge to laws designed to shield doctors in states with abortion protections from legal challenges elsewhere. Texas Attorney General Ken…
GoodRx Agrees to Pay $25 Million Settlement for Privacy Violations
GoodRx settled FTC charges for $1.5 million, but it wasn’t so lucky with a class action lawsuit. Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: The telehealth and prescription drug discount provider, GoodRx, recently agreed to pay $25 million to settle class action claims originating from the company’s unauthorized disclosure of consumers’ personal health information, according to recent filings…