"Verily, owned by Alphabet, is facing a lawsuit filed by an ex-employee who alleges the misuse of the personally identifiable health information of over 25,000 patients, and the failure of the company to submit HIPAA breach reports, as per the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirement. Verily, previously known as Google Life Sciences, is a research institution owned by Alphabet, Google's parent organization."
"The legal action claims that an internal inspection verified the HIPAA breaches related to HIPAA-secured information extracted from 14 HIPAA-covered entities. The lawsuit states patient information was used without consent, a HIPAA Privacy Rule violation. Additionally, the investigation uncovered instances of patient information misuse, but Verily did not disclose the data breach, delaying notifications as contract renewals were negotiated with the impacted regulated entities, a violation of the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule."
Verily is a research institution owned by Alphabet that provides AI-powered health solutions to pharmaceutical companies, health systems, and payers. An ex-employee filed a lawsuit alleging misuse of personally identifiable health information for over 25,000 patients and failure to submit required HIPAA breach reports. An internal inspection allegedly verified that HIPAA-secured information was extracted from 14 HIPAA-covered entities. The complaint states patient information was used without consent, violating the HIPAA Privacy Rule. The investigation allegedly found instances of data misuse and delayed breach notifications while contract renewals were negotiated, violating the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule.
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