Courts Side With Sutter Health, Eisenhower Medical Center in Separate Health Data Breach Lawsuits
Two California courts recently threw out lawsuits against Sutter Health and Eisenhower Medical Center over health data breaches, ruling that under California's Confidentiality of Medical Information Act health care providers are not liable for patient information being released if it does not include data on medical histories, conditions or treatments. The rulings suggest that it could difficult for patients to successfully sue California health care facilities over data breaches
- "Courts Toss Two California Hospital Breach Lawsuits" (Hall, FierceHealthIT, 10/22).