Even as Congress continues to debate passing a unified federal data breach notification law, California continues to be at the forefront of data privacy regulation. Here, we briefly discuss ...read more
And where do patients' rights stand? According to a California appellate court, the California Board of Medicine can use a patient's record from the state's controlled substances drug database ...read more
Accretive Health, Inc., a company providing medical billing and revenue management services to hospitals throughout the US. Accretive "has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its inadequate ...read more
Increasingly, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken a more active role in addressing data privacy and security issues involving consumer data. The FTC is also active in exploring ...read more