AG James takes action against New York-Presbyterian Hospital over patient data breach
New York Attorney General Letitia has announced the successful acquisition of $300,000 from the hospital due to the disclosure of health information belonging to website visitors.
Share:
More Stories
0:37
2 people charged in Middletown narcotics; firearms bust
9h ago0:32
NYC officials: Westchester caseworker’s death ruled a homicide
14h ago0:54
Headlines: Drug ring prison sentence, Newburgh felony charge, uptick in car thefts in Briarcliff Manor
21h ago0:20
Man sentence to 10 years in prison for running Orange County drug ring
yesterday0:34
Finger in salad lawsuit against Chop’t discontinued
yesterday1:45
Fugitive accused of defrauding Yonkers' immigrant community extradited from Washington state
yesterday0:37
2 people charged in Middletown narcotics; firearms bust
9h ago0:32
NYC officials: Westchester caseworker’s death ruled a homicide
14h ago0:54
Headlines: Drug ring prison sentence, Newburgh felony charge, uptick in car thefts in Briarcliff Manor
21h ago0:20
Man sentence to 10 years in prison for running Orange County drug ring
yesterday0:34
Finger in salad lawsuit against Chop’t discontinued
yesterday1:45
Fugitive accused of defrauding Yonkers' immigrant community extradited from Washington state
yesterdayNew York Attorney General Letitia James has taken significant steps against New York-Presbyterian Hospital for its failure to safeguard patient data.
Her office announced the successful acquisition of $300,000 from the hospital due to the disclosure of health information belonging to website visitors. An investigation discovered that advertising tools on the hospital's website tracked individuals seeking doctors or scheduling appointments, violating the federal law, HIPAA.
As part of the settlement, New York-Presbyterian Hospital is required to implement policy changes, ensure secure deletion of protected health information, and uphold heightened privacy standards across its platforms.
