June 20, 2024
A Texas federal judge ordered the Biden administration Thursday to rescind its new guidance restricting hospitals' use of online tracking technology, declaring that federal officials had overstepped their authority by redefining what they consider protected health information.
January 16, 2024
Federal guidance restricting the use of online tracking technology in healthcare has disrupted the ability of hospitals to reach underserved communities and connect the public with accurate medical information, 17 state hospital associations told a federal court.
January 05, 2024
The American Hospital Association and others on Friday urged a Texas federal court to scrap federal guidance effectively barring certain healthcare entities from using online tracking technology as the data captured from visitors to their websites falls "far outside" the information protected by federal health privacy law.
January 01, 2024
Litigation accusing tech giants, healthcare companies, retailers and other website operators of unlawfully tracking users' activities is expected to continue to occupy the spotlight in 2024, in addition to a constitutional challenge being mounted by Facebook's parent company to the Federal Trade Commission's enforcement authority and an ongoing flood of biometric privacy suits that could be joined by a similar influx of health privacy disputes.
November 02, 2023
The American Hospital Association sued the Biden administration Thursday over federal guidance restricting the use of online tracking technology, alleging the rule violates the First Amendment and interferes with their communication of vital health information.