FTC and OCR Target Health Privacy
Staying ahead of the regulators requires an understanding of FTC consumer protection laws. FTC’s mandate includes health privacy.
Staying ahead of the regulators requires an understanding of FTC consumer protection laws. FTC’s mandate includes health privacy.
Compliance and prevention are not expensive or difficult, and are far less painful than a big settlement payment.
The worst imaginable exposure occurs when cyber attackers are able to steal and publish nude photos of patients seeking medical treatment.
Beware website tracking tools embedded in patient apps; they’re convenient but carry privacy risks and potential HIPAA violations.
Patients have the right to receive their medical records in a timely manner under the HIPAA Right of Access Rule.
Use of website tracking technologies in healthcare is perilous because private lawsuits and regulators are moving to stop it.
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