Changing Methods of Tracking and Sharing Healthcare Data

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more and more prevalent in healthcare, there is a growing need to manage its development, as rapidly. Private companies and organizations own and control AI technologies. Because of the way artificial intelligence is implemented, corporations, clinics, and government bodies could be required to play a much larger role in determining what health information is gathered, utilized, and protected about patients than is typical under traditional circumstances. There are privacy concerns associated with data security and the implementation of this method that need to be considered. 

Earlier this year, a patient from Baltimore, Maryland-based MedStar Health System, filed a lawsuit against Meta Platforms, seeking damages on behalf of the entire group of patients who were injured due to the company’s practices in the U.S. The Northern District of California is the court responsible for hearing the cases. 

A plaintiff in the class action lawsuit alleged that Meta, the parent company of Facebook, was using Pixel tracking technology to sneak into hospitals’ and health systems’ websites and portals to track patients’ information. As of now, Meta has been sued by at least two more class action lawsuits alleging that the company improperly collected information about its customers. 

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