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HHS urges patient education on privacy basics

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Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights has released two new patient privacy resources that healthcare organizations can use to educate patients about reducing their risks of a breach of their protected health information when using telemedicine technologies. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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WebMD Ignite collaborates on data privacy in omnichannel outreach

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WHY IT MATTERS For healthcare organizations, the use of cookies, tracking technologies, digital advertising and analytics tools that other industries use to drive growth presents serious privacy risks and technical challenges. At the same time, protecting privacy and security are also paramount.

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WebMD acquires Healthwise to bolster patient engagement and growth

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hospital patients, as well as for the membership of most major payor organizations," said Ann Bilyew, president of the Healthcare Solutions Group at Internet Brands, the parent company of WebMD, in a statement. "This transaction will put the best content at the point of care for significantly more than half of U.S.

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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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Vendor notebook: New AI partnerships with Dell, Google enhance workflows and communications

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Healthcare is a prime example of where technology can make an impact and help save lives," Jeff Boudreau, chief AI officer at Dell Technologies said in the statement. "Technology such as AI has the power to speed innovation that advances human progress. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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California Consumer Privacy Act can cause headaches for healthcare orgs

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The California Consumer Privacy Act, passed in 2018, aims to give consumers more control over their online personal information. After interviewing 19 digital privacy and information system experts, researchers found that professionals perceived legal and technological challenges for healthcare organizations in complying with CCPA.

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FTC, OCR send warning letter to hospitals about online tracking pixels

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"In these circumstances, regulated entities must ensure that the disclosures made to such vendors are permitted by the privacy rule and enter into a business associate agreement with these tracking technology vendors to ensure that PHI is protected in accordance with the HIPAA Rules," OCR said in the bulletin.

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