Mount Sinai Patient-Data Sharing Class Action Reaches Settlement

Mount Sinai Health System Inc. reached a settlement in principle over allegations it improperly shared medical data with Facebook, according to a Friday order that dismissed the case.

Plaintiffs alleged the use the Facebook Pixel on Mount Sinai’s patient portal amounted to disclosing their personal health and identifying data without permission, according to court documents from the US District Court for the Southern District of New York.

• Mount Sinai had previously failed to win dismissal of claims under Federal Wiretap Act, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, and consumer law
• The patients alleged “with factual support, that Mount Sinai’s ...