WebMD Health (WBMD)

 

In addition to HIPAA, numerous other state and federal laws govern the collection, dissemination, use, access to and confidentiality of patient health and prescriber information. In addition, some states are considering new laws and regulations that further protect the privacy and confidentiality of medical records or medical information. In many cases, these state laws are not preempted by the HIPAA Privacy Standards and may be subject to interpretation by various courts and other governmental authorities, thus creating potentially complex compliance issues for us and our customers and strategic partners.

 

These laws at a state or federal level, or new interpretations of these laws, could create liability for us, could impose additional operational requirements on our business, could affect the manner in which we use and transmit patient information and could increase our cost of doing business. Claims of violations of privacy rights or contractual breaches, even if we are not found liable, could be expensive and time-consuming to defend and could result in adverse publicity that could harm our business.

 

 

In addition to HIPAA, numerous other state and federal laws
govern the collection, dissemination, use, access to and
confidentiality of patient health and prescriber information. In
addition, some states are considering new laws and regulations
that further protect the privacy and confidentiality of medical
records or medical information. In many cases, these state laws
are not preempted by the HIPAA Privacy Standards and may be
subject to interpretation by various courts and other
governmental authorities, thus creating potentially complex
compliance issues for us and our customers and strategic
partners.

 

These laws at a state or federal level, or new interpretations
of these laws, could create liability for us, could impose
additional operational requirements on our business, could
affect the manner in which we use and transmit patient
information and could increase our cost of doing business.
Claims of violations of privacy rights or contractual breaches,
even if we are not found liable, could be expensive and
time-consuming to defend and could result in adverse publicity
that could harm our business.

 

 

In addition to HIPAA, numerous other state and federal laws govern the collection, dissemination, use, access to and confidentiality of patient health and prescriber information. In addition, some states are considering new laws and regulations that further protect the privacy and confidentiality of medical records or medical information. In many cases, these state laws are not preempted by the HIPAA Privacy Standards and may be subject to interpretation by various courts and other governmental authorities, thus creating potentially complex compliance issues for us and our customers and strategic partners. These laws at a state or federal level, or new interpretations of these laws, could create liability for us, could impose additional operational requirements on our business, could affect the manner in which we use and transmit patient information and could increase our cost of doing business. Claims of violations of privacy rights or contractual breaches, even if we are not found liable, could be expensive and time-consuming to defend and could result in adverse publicity that could harm our business.