OCR issued its guidance on “Use of Online Tracking Technologies by HIPAA Covered Entities and Business Associates” on Dec. 1, 2022. It was widely regarded (outside the plaintiffs’ class action bar) as a clumsy foray into technology of which the regulator had insufficient practical understanding. In that suit, the American Hospital Association (AHA) along with the Texas Hospital Association and United Regional Health Care System, filed a motion to extend briefing on the cross motion