Kristof Van Quathem and Giulia Romana Mele of Covington & Burling write: On 24 January 2023, the Italian Supervisory Authority (“Garante”) announced it fined three hospitals in the amount of 55,000 EUR each for their unlawful use an artificial intelligence (“AI”) system for risk stratification purposes, i.e., to systematically categorize patients based on their health status. The…
Category: Healthcare
Amazon closes $3.9bn acquisition of primary healthcare provider One Medical
Sebastian Moss reports: Amazon has completed its $3.9 billion acquisition of 1Life Healthcare, which operates under the name One Medical out of more than 125 clinics in the US. The deal is the latest effort by Amazon to break into the healthcare sector, after buying online pharmacy startup PillPack for $753m, and this year launching…
U.K.: NHS call center advisor found guilty of accessing medical records illegally
A former 111 call centre advisor has been found guilty and fined for illegally accessing the medical records of a child and his family. Martin Swan, 56, from Pinner, London, worked as a service advisor at the NHS 111 call centre in Southall when he illegally accessed the records. A complaint had been raised against…
Acting Pennsylvania Attorney General Henry Secures $400,000 Settlement with DNA Diagnostics Center Stemming from Data Breach
HARRISBURG – Acting Attorney General Michelle A. Henry today announced a settlement with DNA Diagnostics Center – one of the world’s largest private DNA-testing companies offering diagnostic and genetic testing to help answer relationship, fertility, and health questions – after a data breach exposed the social security numbers of 12,663 Pennsylvanians who were subject to genetic testing…