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Could the EU's decision against Meta affect data privacy policies in the U.S.?

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Facebook parent company Meta this week was fined 390 million euros, or more than $414 million, by European Union regulators in a major decision around its online ad targeting and privacy policies. The decision regarding a separate complaint of privacy violations on WhatsApp has been delayed until later in the month.

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Sharing hospital website user data with 3rd parties is common, study shows

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A new statistical analysis of 90 distinct hospital websites, drawn from a nationally representative sample of 100 community hospitals, finds that those providers – when they had privacy policies available for consumption – were inadequate in how they accurately disclosed the use of third-party tracking technologies to consumers.

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Nearly all hospital websites track visitors, but most don't specify who else is seeing users' data

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Nearly all hospitals’ websites collect and transmit user information to third parties, yet most do not have privacy policies that tell the visitors who exactly will be receiving those data, accordi | A recent study warns that many hospitals' user tracking and disclosure practices could open their organizations up to lawsuits.

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Update to HHS' controversial web tracker guidance offers little practical relief, legal experts say

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However, legal privacy experts say the update is unlikely to alter an industry lawsuit to overturn the policy as HIPAA-covered entities would have "to guess" whether it applies to individual visitors.

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Health Systems Grapple with AI Governance: Balancing Promise and Risk

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Despite the increasing adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare, a new survey reveals that very few health systems have formal policies in place to govern its use, particularly for generative AI. The Need for Governance: Only 16% of surveyed health systems have a formal AI governance policy.

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AMA Issues 7 Principles for AI Development, Deployment, and Use

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– Building upon current policy on AI, the principles serve as the cornerstone for AMA advocacy on AI and underscore the organization’s commitment to supporting the implementation of national governance policies that prioritize the development and deployment of AI in a manner that is ethical, equitable, responsible, and transparent.

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AHA says OCR's online tracking tool rules need to go

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"Congress should urge OCR to withdraw the rule immediately," AHA said in its response to a request for information on data privacy and HIPAA. "This rule is flawed as a matter of law and harmful as a matter of policy," the AHA asserted.