All those people who entered the patient portal of Virginia Mason Medical Center, MyVirginiaMason, between October 10, 2015, and May 18, 2023, will receive a compensation of up to 90 dollars after it was revealed that the site shared personal data from its users without their consent.
According to information revealed by Top Class Actions, the hospital, located in the city of Seattle, Washington, reached a massive settlement of 3.5 million dollars after being accused of sharing patient portal data with companies like Google, Facebook, among others.
This action, as per the information disclosed, clearly violates the patient's consent regarding the sharing and use of their personal information and Washington state law.
How to claim the compensation?
According to what was mentioned, among the affected patients are those who received primary care, those who underwent surgery and even those who have had cancer treatments in past periods.
The compensation will be feasible for residents of Washington who logged in with their patient account on the site www.virginiamason.org, setting an amount of up to 90 dollars for those who entered personal data and up to 45 dollars for those who accessed the portal.
As per the settlement terms, if the 3.5 million dollars are not enough to cover the compensated individuals, the medical center will provide an additional up to 3.25 million dollars.
However, the amount may vary depending on the number of claims submitted.
To obtain said amount, it will be necessary to submit a claim form before April 28 of this year. Similarly, and since there is no proof of purchase required, it will not be necessary to provide additional evidence.
The result of this claim also forced Virginia Mason Medical Center to make immediate changes regarding how the data of its users are used. Likewise, the hospital in Seattle agreed to create a Web Governance Committee to evaluate the use of analytics on its web properties.
Despite the terms being established, the defendant will have until March 28 to object to any of the terms.
*This article has been automatically translated using artificial intelligence