Morning Headlines 6/24/24
A Texas federal court sides with the AHA, Texas Hospital Association, and two health systems in ruling that HHS does not have the authority to invoke HIPAA to ban the use of web tracking tools by providers.
Sharecare enters into definitive agreement to be acquired by Altaris
Sharecare, which went public via a SPAC merger in July 2021 at a $4 billion valuation, will be acquired and taken private by investment firm Altaris at a price of around $500 million.
Russian Hackers Of London Hospitals Publish Patient Data
The Russian hacker group that launched a ransomware attack on UK-based pathology provider Synnovis – which disrupted operations at several London hospitals – publishes 400 GB of stolen data after its $50 million ransom demand was not met.
Think about how bad Amwell leadership must be. They were handed such an opportunity and they fumbled so hard.