Data Privacy News and Resources for Healthcare

Officials Probe Google for Data Practices, CMS Withdraws Vaccine Mandate

June 6, 2023 - In policy news this week, elected officials are pushing Google to get stricter with its health data-sharing policy. Meanwhile, CMS rescinded its health worker vaccine mandate. Senators Ask Google to Come Clean on Health Data Privacy Nine Democratic senators, joined by Independent Bernie Sanders, reached out to Google in a letter last week looking...

VA May Cut Staff to Pay for EHR, FTC Sues to Block Amgen Horizon Mega Deal

May 30, 2023 by Hayden Schmidt

In policy news this week, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) officials were denounced by a sitting congresswoman for implying that facilities would have to cut staff in order to pay for budget...

Washington Passes Data Privacy Law, DEA Delays Telehealth Prescribing Limits

May 09, 2023 by Hayden Schmidt

Policy news this week includes the DEA’s recent flip-flop on telehealth prescribing rules and a groundbreaking Washington state health data privacy law. Washington Governor Signs Health...

States Look to Repeal Vaccine Mandate and Ask Apple to Improve Data Privacy

November 29, 2022 by Hayden Schmidt

A group of 10 state attorneys general wrote a letter to Apple’s Tim Cook asking the CEO to improve health data privacy in its app store in the wake of Roe v. Wade’s undoing. Meanwhile,...

How to Balance Third-Party Health App Benefits With Security, Privacy Risks

November 28, 2022 by Jill McKeon

The growing popularity of third-party health apps is justified: they allow patients to take charge of everything from chronic disease management to menstrual cycles. “These apps hold a lot of...

NIH Issues Grants for Gonorrhea Vaccine and Population Health Research

October 25, 2022 by Hayden Schmidt

Funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is headed to Intravacc and Mount Sinai to help those organizations improve healthcare in the United States. Using nearly $15 million in grant money,...

VA EHR Barraged with Major Incidents, BCBS Closes $2.67B Antitrust Suit

August 23, 2022 by Hayden Schmidt

A data set released by the VA recorded 498 major incidents and 930 hours of disruptions with the Oracle Cerner EHR implementation since 2020. The latest data is another blow to the VA’s...

AI in Healthcare Poses Algorithmic Bias, Data Privacy, Security Risks

July 18, 2022 by Jill McKeon

Artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare has shown the potential to revolutionize research and care delivery, but data privacy and security concerns, along with the potential for algorithmic bias,...

Administration Tackles Access to Care, FTC Expands Breach Rule

September 22, 2021 by Hayden Schmidt

The Biden-Harris administration continues its focus on expanding healthcare access as CMS and HHS announce three new initiatives that increase access to Medicare, Medicaid, and maternal care across the...

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