Another major hospital system has settled a class action lawsuit over the breach of patients' sensitive protected health information (PHI) on its MyChart portal. Mount Sinai Health System (Mount Sinai), the largest hospital network in New York City, will pay $5.26 million to settle claims. This is the second recent announcement by a major health [...]| The HIPAA E-Tool
A jury decided that Meta violated California privacy law by using consumers' private health information for commercial purposes without consent.| The HIPAA E-Tool
BJC HealthCare (BJC) has agreed to pay up to $9.25 million to resolve a class action lawsuit alleging that it disclosed patients' protected health information (PHI) to third parties without the patients' knowledge or consent. Patients who used the BJC portal, MyChart, from June 2017 through August 2022 are eligible to obtain a cash payment [...]| The HIPAA E-Tool
A federal judge in Texas has invalidated the 2024 HIPAA Reproductive Health modifications to the Privacy Rule. The decision is immediate and applies nationwide. Background on HIPAA Reproductive Health In 2022, the Supreme Court decided Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which removed the federal right to abortion. States promptly began to restrict reproductive health [...]| The HIPAA E-Tool
Gargle is a dental marketing services vendor with customers nationwide. When a misconfiguration left its data vulnerable, millions were exposed.| The HIPAA E-Tool