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The Scope and Legal Implications of Tracking Technologies on Hospital Websites

Published:2023-07-18 Issue:3 Volume:330 Page:217
ISSN:0098-7484
Container-title:JAMA
language:en
Short-container-title:JAMA

Author:

McCoy Matthew S.¹²,Friedman Ari B.¹²,Hoffman Allison K.²³

Affiliation:

1. Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

2. Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

3. Carey Law School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Abstract

This Viewpoint analyzes the scope and legal implications of tracking on hospital websites, including potential HIPAA and state privacy law violations, and suggests that hospitals limit such tracking.

Publisher

American Medical Association (AMA)

Subject

General Medicine

Link

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/articlepdf/2806876/jama_mccoy_2023_vp_230061_1689628017.23515.pdf

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