The Supreme Court has opted not to review a case concerning whether a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) can be held liable for a cyberattack that compromised a patient's personally identifying information. The case arose from a class-action lawsuit involving Sandhills Medical Foundation after a patient’s PII, collected during care in 2018, was stolen in a cyberattack in 2020 and used fraudulently. This decision may set a precedent on the legal protections hospitals and health centers have against such liability claims.
The Supreme Court's decision not to hear the case leaves unresolved questions about the liability of Federally Qualified Health Centers when patients' personally identifying information is compromised.
Sandhills Medical Foundation faced a class-action lawsuit after a cyberattack led to the theft of a patient's personally identifying information, raising concerns about data security in healthcare.
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