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Texas judge upholds hospitals’ right to use online tracking technology

Posted on June 24, 2024 by Dissent

Suzanne Smalley reports:

A Texas federal judge ruled Thursday that the Biden administration’s efforts to rein in the use of online trackers by hospitals and other health providers are illegal.

The judge backed arguments from hospital trade groups and local healthcare systems who said the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) went beyond its authority when it issued a policy around the technology, which it said was intended to protect the privacy of web users.

Read more at The Record.

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