Consumerism in Healthcare

MA AG Questions Retail Pharmacy Use of Patient COVID-19 Vaccine Data

May 5, 2021 - After reports that personally identifiable information is being unnecessarily collected from patients seeking the COVID-19 vaccine, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healy sent a letter to retail pharmacy chain executives to gain insights into their processes for data collection. The letter was sent to the C-Suite leaders of leading...

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Proposed Public Health Emergency Bill Targets COVID-19 Tech Privacy

by Jessica Davis

A group of Democratic Senators and Congressional membersproposed legislation meant to tackle the privacy and security issues tied to technologies used for the COVID-19 response, including contact...

Fertility App Premom Sued Over Alleged Data Sharing with China

by Jessica Davis

Easy Healthcare Corp., the owner of fertility app Premom, is being sued by an app user, over claims the company shared personal data with third-party data collection firms in China -- without user...

FTC Reaches Settlement with SkyMed for 2019 Consumer Data, PHI Breach

by Jessica Davis

The FTC reached a settlement with SkyMed that requires the Nevada-based provider of emergency services to implement a comprehensive information security program, which will resolve allegations stemming...

AMA Shares Privacy Principles for Non-HIPAA Covered Entities, Data

by Jessica Davis

The American Medical Association unveiled a set of privacy principles for non-HIPAA covered entities, designed to empower consumers with more control over the health data collected about them. AMA will...

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