AHA files amicus brief in support of dismissal of online tracking case

AHA files amicus brief in support of dismissal of online tracking case

The AHA Dec. 18 filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in support of a district court’s dismissal of an online tracking lawsuit. Plaintiffs in the case claimed a health care provider shared protected health information following use of the provider’s website. “[B]ecause the internet is a—if not the—primary source of healthcare information for many, the effective operation of provider websites and an in-depth und…