A recent report by Ropes & Gray Health Care and Privacy & Cybersecurity practice highlighted the legal issues raised by online tracking technologies on appointment scheduling pages. Beginning with a class action brought against Mass…
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61% of Patients Skip Medical Appointments Due to Scheduling Hassles
A survey conducted by Notable, a provider of intelligent automation for healthcare, announced the results of a new patient survey. According to the research, 61% of patients said that they skipped going to the doctor…
MedLife takes over online appointment scheduling app SanoPass
Private medical services provider MedLife has acquired the majority stake in the online appointment scheduling platform SanoPass, a Romanian startup in the health-tech area, providing medical, wellness and fitness services on a subscription and individual…
Meta Receiving Sensitive Patient Data from Hospital Appointment Scheduling
Appointment scheduling is now allowing sensitive medical information to make its way to Meta, the parent company of Facebook, courtesy of Hospital Booking tools using the Meta Pixel tracking tool. According to a recent report…
Google adds appointment scheduling tool to help patients make appointments
Google announced that it is adding an appointment scheduling tool to help patients make appointments. The new search feature will help patients find open appointments at nearby medical practices, based on the announcement at the…
DOJ Forces Grocery and Pharmacy Chain’s COVID-19 Appointment Scheduling to be ADA Compliant
The US Justice Department today secured a settlement agreement with Meijer Inc. under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA addresses barriers preventing people with disabilities from booking COVID-19 vaccination appointments online. The settlement…
