Epic Systems and several healthcare providers have sued Health Gorilla and other companies, alleging they exploited interoperability networks to improperly access and monetize nearly 300,000 patient medical records without consent.

The new feature lets users link medical records, while OpenAI emphasized encryption, data separation, and limits on health advice.

Covenant Health detected a cyberattack May 26, 2025, but attackers accessed patient information starting May 18, prompting credit monitoring offers.

New York State appears poised to become the fourth state to explicitly regulate consumer health data not covered by the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). In May of 2023, Washington State enacted the My Health My Data Act ...

OpenAI continues its push into healthcare with the launch of ChatGPT Health, a new feature that connects its artificial intelligence chatbot with users' medical records and wellness apps for more personalized answers to medical questions.

The rise in the popularity of health applications has unfortunately been accompanied by an escalating risk to user privacy. These apps, designed to assist individuals in managing their wellbeing, have been found guilty of leaking sensitive personal ...

On January 22, the New York State Legislature passed Senate Bill S929, titled the New York Health Information Privacy Act (NYHIPA), which is poised to redefine how ...

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