Although the bill to amend the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) to extend the so-called “B-to-B” and “employee” exceptions for one more year has garnered many headlines, the California legislature passed a second CCPA amendment (AB 713) that will be of interest to anyone involved in medical research as the new bill would ease some … Continue reading
Uber recently announced the launch of Uber Health, a non-emergency ride service that allows healthcare providers to schedule and pay for transportation for their patients. The stated purpose of the service is to expand medical transportation to traditionally underserved areas. Roughly 3.6 million Americans miss medical appointments each year due to lack of reliable transportation, contributing to the … Continue reading
Organizations whose employees are insured by Anthem or whose self-insured health plans are administered by Anthem should consider steps to mitigate the cybersecurity and legal risk arising from the breach recently reported by Anthem. The hackers who perpetrated the Anthem breach are likely to use the personal information they took for further cyberattacks against affected … Continue reading