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Henry Ford Health Settles Tracking Technology Lawsuit

The HIPAA Journal

Henry Ford Health encouraged patients to use the website and patient portal to submit information, review their health records, book appointments, schedule visits, pay bills, and communicate with providers. The post Henry Ford Health Settles Tracking Technology Lawsuit appeared first on The HIPAA Journal.

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Department of Labor Announces Senior OSHA Appointments

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Amanda Wood Laihow – Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, Amanda Wood Laihow is a labor lawyer who previously served as a commissioner to the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission from 2020 to 2023.

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Consumers’ Embrace of Digital Health Tech Stalls, and Privacy Concerns Prevail – Accenture’s 2020 Research

Health Populi

Use of wearable tech nearly halved, from 33% to 18%, between 2018 and 2020. Six in ten people are open to health and wellness services via virtual channels, over half like the idea of remote monitoring linking with at-home devices, and 1 in 2 people would be open to routine appointments through telehealth.

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HIPAA Violation Cases

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HIPAA violation cases are compliance investigations that result from a data breach being notified to the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) or a privacy complaint being submitted to OCR via the complaints portal. There are many different types of HIPAA violation cases.

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What’s Causing Fewer Primary Care Visits in the US?

Health Populi

Note in the chart the emerging trend by 2015 of PCPs emailing with patients and offering after-hours appointments. The January 2020 Health Affairs published a paper on Primary Care Physicians’ Role in Coordinating Medical and Health-Related Social Needs in Eleven Countries.

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May 2025 Healthcare Data Breach Report

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May had one of the lowest numbers of breached healthcare records in recent years, with 1,889,653 individuals affected by healthcare data breaches in May, well below the 12-month average of 21,269,259 affected individuals a month (median 4,171,894 individuals) and the lowest May total since 2020. states and Puerto Rico in May.

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Supreme Court Declines Petition to Take on Data Breach Case Against South Carolina FQHC

The HIPAA Journal

The vendor notified Sandhills on January 8, 2021, about a ransomware attack on November 15, 2020. Ransomware was deployed on December 3, 2020. Consider a scenario where, in anticipation of receiving healthcare, Appellant provided her PII and billing information to Sandhills but never showed up for her appointment.