/healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Healthcare Authority Digital Health & Technology Copyright 2025 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Thu, 26 Jun 2025 22:54:22 +0000 /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2358121?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2358121 A New York federal judge refused to toss a proposed class action accusing Teladoc of unlawfully disclosing website visitors' personal health information to Meta, preserving eight wiretapping and consumer protecting claims under federal and several state laws while giving the plaintiffs a chance to amend negligence and three other allegations. Thu, 26 Jun 2025 01:50:02 +0000 /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2357744?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2357744 The acting U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director rejected 21 petitions for Patent Trial and Appeal Board reviews on Wednesday, and the board's acting deputy chief judge denied another 12 where the acting director recused herself for the first time. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 19:24:04 +0000 /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2357023?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2357023 Abbott Laboratories was sued Tuesday in Illinois federal court by a former worker alleging the company's onboarding materials asked for his family's medical history in violation of a state law aimed at protecting residents' genetic information. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 17:39:40 +0000 /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2357043?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2357043 Generative artificial intelligence company Abridge has raised $300 million in a fresh round of capital, the company announced Tuesday. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 14:12:00 +0000 /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2355970?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2355970 A new podcast hosted by FDA Commissioner Martin Makary offers an informal setting to hear from the nation’s top food and drug regulators. The industry is listening. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 18:27:18 +0000 /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2354639?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2354639 As healthcare providers and revenue cycle management vendors face an increasing use of artificial intelligence in claims adjudication, it's important for providers and their general counsel to plan in advance for potential disagreements with vendors and investigate the root causes behind any underperformance that arises, say consultants at AlixPartners. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 13:59:24 +0000 /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2356180?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2356180 OpenEvidence, a Massachusetts artificial intelligence company focusing on medical information, has filed a lawsuit in federal court accusing a competitor of using misappropriated personal information and sophisticated prompts in an attempt to pry trade secrets from the startup's platform. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 22:31:59 +0000 /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2355871?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2355871 The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons asked the U.S. Supreme Court Friday to review a Ninth Circuit decision the organization argued would wrongly give the government control over a patient's own stem cells. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 21:46:38 +0000 /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2355730?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2355730 Omni Healthcare Financial, which provides financial services to healthcare companies facing personal injury suits, has been hit with a fresh proposed class action alleging it allowed hackers access to health records and other personal information of more than 16,000 individuals in a data breach last year. Wed, 18 Jun 2025 18:21:40 +0000 /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2354462?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2354462 In light of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's recently announced plans to expand use of unannounced inspections of foreign drug manufacturing factories, foreign firms should implement best practices in anticipation of an imminent increase in enforcement activity, say attorneys at McGuireWoods. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 13:53:55 +0000 /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2354041?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2354041 A Canadian artificial intelligence company focusing on medical information has asked a Massachusetts federal judge to toss out a recent trade secrets lawsuit, saying the complaint is an attempt to thwart competition based solely on speculation. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 18:12:52 +0000 /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2352408?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2352408 In light of recent high-profile patient privacy violations, health practices — especially in California — should better position themselves to comply with medical privacy laws by shoring up strategies ranging from mapping electronic protected health information to building a better compliance culture, says Suzanne Natbony at Aliant Law. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 18:20:05 +0000 /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2351823?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2351823 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently touted the completion of a generative artificial intelligence program for scientific reviewers and plans for agencywide deployment to speed up reviews of premarket applications, but there is considerable uncertainty surrounding the tools' ability to protect trade secrets, avoid bias and more, say attorneys at King & Spalding. Wed, 11 Jun 2025 20:48:39 +0000 /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2352269?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2352269 A number of university scholars urged a Missouri bankruptcy judge to require that DNA testing company 23andMe Holding Co.'s asset sale be contingent on the final buyer maintaining policies that benefit biomedical researchers. Wed, 11 Jun 2025 19:37:49 +0000 /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2352255?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2352255 Healthcare technology company Omnicell Inc. has agreed to pay more than $4.3 million to settle allegations it fraudulently overcharged the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for medical products and software, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 22:57:19 +0000 /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2351720?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2351720 A bipartisan coalition of 28 attorneys general has sued 23andMe Inc. in Missouri bankruptcy court seeking to block the genetic-testing company from auctioning off its 15 million customers' personal genetic information without their explicit consent in its ongoing Chapter 11 proceeding. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 19:51:45 +0000 /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2351254?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2351254 With its giant trove of customer genetic and health data up for auction, direct-to-consumer genetic testing company 23andMe's bankruptcy is revealing glaring gaps in federal data privacy laws. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 19:26:34 +0000 /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2351233?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2351233 PointClickCare is urging a Maryland federal court to toss a case seeking to force the medical records company to allow Real Time Medical Systems to access patient data with automated bots after the Fourth Circuit refused to lift an order requiring access while the case plays out. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 13:40:45 +0000 /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2350828?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2350828 The FDA's speedy adoption of Elsa, its new artificial intelligence tool, is raising questions about how it was trained and safeguards around AI-generated hallucinations. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 22:22:37 +0000 /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2350574?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2350574 A California federal judge allowed a proposed class action accusing Google of illicitly scooping up users' personal data from healthcare providers' websites to continue Friday, but only for certain claims based on communications made before the company started instructing healthcare provider clients not to send it their health information.