Science Blog writes: With the rise of artificial intelligence, clinicians are turning to chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT to organize notes, produce medical records or write letters to health insurers. But clinicians deploying this new technology may be violating health privacy laws, according to Genevieve Kanter, an associate professor of public policy at the USC Sol Price School of…
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Rush Health Must Face Suit Over Health-Info Sharing With Google
Christopher Brown reports: Rush System for Health must defend a proposed class action alleging it shared health information of patients using its patient portal with Google Inc. and other third parties, in breach of its contract with patients and in violation of the Illinois Eavesdropping Act. Marguerite Kurowski successfully stated a claim for breach of contract regarding…
Abortion-Rights States Begin Shielding Digital Data Near Clinics
Andrea Vittorio and Skye Witley report: States positioning themselves as abortion safe havens are beginning to shield location information that can be gleaned from mobile phones, and to protect the privacy of other data that can show who is visiting a health-care facility. Beginning this summer, Washington, Connecticut, and New York are establishing first-of-their-kind data privacy…
Alaska lawmakers pen letter to attorney general over medical privacy, constitutional concerns
There doesn’t seem to be a transcript of the news story, but you can watch it at Alaska’s News Source. The letter is supportive of privacy rights and abortion rights and cites Alaska’s constitutional protections.