Three senators recently introduced legislation that would ban the use of health data for advertising and marketing purposes. The proposed legislation comes amid media reports claiming that data brokers are selling social media companies patients' location data, as well as reports that hospitals and digital health startups are collecting patients’ online data and sharing it with tech giants such as Facebook and Google.
GoodRx failed to notify users that it sold their personal health information to Google, Facebook and other tech companies, the FTC claimed. The agency filed an order that prohibits GoodRx from sharing its users' data with third parties for advertising purposes and requires the company to pay a $1.5 million penalty. GoodRx agreed to pay the settlement but did not admit to wrongdoing.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
In the lawsuit, two patients claimed Facebook's pixel tracking tool is being improperly used on hospital websites, and redirecting people to sign in through their Facebook account to be able to sign-in or out of the hospital’s patient portal to request an appointment or talk with a provider.
Google, Facebook, and other tech firms have launched their own efforts to track the spread of Covid-19. While some of these efforts are opt-in, others aggregate users’ location data.
A slew of grassroots efforts have popped up across the U.S. to make or donate protective equipment that is desperately needed by front-line medical workers. But it’s still a drop in the bucket.
The social media company last month began taking down ads for lawsuits over Gilead's Truvada after complaints from LGBT and HIV organizations. However, several such ads have continued appearing on the platform, including one updated Monday that linked the drug to injuries.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
News media reported that the social media company began taking down ads for lawsuits against Gilead Sciences regarding the drug Truvada following widespread outcry from LGBT and HIV groups and health experts.
Technology companies such as Google, Microsoft, Apple, Oracle and Twitter are making inroads in healthcare. But will their efforts gain traction and scale? At HLTH, representatives from some of these companies will take part in the healthcare transformation conversation across AI, voice, diabetes management and more.
In a blog post, Zeiger said he will be charged with helping to improve Facebook's Health Support Groups and boosting the quality of health information across Facebook.
The company is releasing three types of maps meant to help public health organizations stay ahead of disease outbreaks and guide disaster response: population density maps, movement maps and network coverage maps.
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
In a letter addressed to the CEOs of Facebook, Pinterest, Amazon, Google, Youtube and Twitter, AMA executive vice president CEO James Madara wrote about the medical community's concern about the spread of misinformation on vaccines.
"Sharing of privately posted personal health information violates the law, but this serious problem with Facebook’s privacy implementation also presents an ongoing risk of death or serious injury to Facebook users," a recently released FTC complaint reads.
Using a soon-to-be launched blood donation request feature, qualified healthcare organizations like hospitals and blood banks will be able to put the call out to Facebook users in the U.S. who list themselves as donors.
A new survey of over 1,000 U.S. adults who have a physician found 51 percent share their personal healthcare experiences online via platforms such as Facebook and Google.
Called fastMRI, the research collaboration will examine how artificial intelligence can make MRI scans up to 10 times faster.