Litigation Heating Up Over Hospitals Sharing User Information

Litigation is increasing over hospitals and providers sharing user information collected on their websites with a class action suit filed Wednesday and hospitals telling a federal court Thursday they will continue a separate lawsuit, coming as JAMA Network finds the practice is widespread. A class action lawsuit filed Wednesday (April 10) in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois alleges an Illinois provider shared online tracking data. The suit says plaintiffs thought they were communicating exclusively with...