Skye Witley reports: After nearly a year navigating the Biden administration’s efforts to push heath-care providers away from tracking technology that can associate website visitors with specific medical conditions, hospital associations alleged government agencies are still using those same tools in violation of the guidance. A quartet of hospital associations are challenging a December 2022 US Health…
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Sale of NHS data up to government, says tech boss
BBC reports: Any sale of NHS data gathered under a £500m contract would be a decision for the government, the head of a US tech firm has told the BBC. Alex Karp said his firm Palantir would not have access to the data given the way its product was set up. Palantir is seeking to…
U. of Iowa Issues Reminder About Use of artificial technology (AI) and HIPAA
From the U. of Iowa, and kudos to them for educating and warning their employees: As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to evolve, it is important to remember that most AI tools and services, including ChatGPT, are not HIPAA compliant. Therefore, it is not appropriate to use these tools or services in conjunction with patient protected…
Wrong legal interpretation in the health sector
Kevin Aquilina, Professor of Law, Faculty of Laws at the University of Malta writes about a decision in Malta: An interesting decree delivered by the Court of Magistrates as a Court of Criminal Inquiry by Magistrate Dr Marse-Ann Farrugia on 30 August 2023 is that in the names of The Republic of Malta v. Abner George…