Judge dismisses claims that Sutter Health shared patient info with social media companies

A Sacramento County judge has thrown out a lawsuit that accused Sutter Health of secretly sharing its patients' medical information with tech companies. The judge dismissed the case on Jan. 29, siding with Sutter’s defense that patient information that was allegedly shared with third parties did not include medical history or diagnosis information, and therefore did not break patient privacy laws. A pair of patients originally brought the lawsu it last June. The patients, identified only as “Jane…
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