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News & Analysis as of June 20, 2013

Birmingham Medical News: I-Phone Or HIPAA-Phone?

by Kelli Carpenter Fleming | Burr & Forman on 4/9/2013

With the recent issuance of the long-awaited final rule by the Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS"), the protection of patient information has been a hot topic among the health care industry the past few months....more

South Carolina Court Holds No Coverage for Blast Fax Case Under E&O Policy

by Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP on 2/22/2013

In its recent decision in BCS Ins. Co. v. Big Thyme Enters., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20051 (D.S.C. Feb. 14, 2013), the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina had occasion to consider whether an alleged...more

FCC Creates an Annual $400 Million Healthcare Connect Fund for Broadband Services and Infrastructure

by Richard A. Gibbs, Randall B. Lowe, James M. Smith | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 12/29/2012

On Dec. 21, the FCC released its long-awaited Report and Order reforming its funding mechanisms for rural health care by creating a Healthcare Connect Fund (HCF) of $400 million annually....more

Limiting Potential Liability for Off Label Drug Marketing Through Risk and Claims Management,

by Gilbert LLP on 7/15/2011

Originally published in Bloomberg Law Reports, July 15, 2011. As plaintiffs’ law firms and state and federal governments continue to scrutinize “off-label marketing,” drug manufacturers may become increasingly...more

E-mailer Beware: Texas Doctors Who Use E-mail Must Maintain Certain Policies and Procedures

by Jackson Walker on 2/1/2011

While most businesses and industries have adopted electronic mail as a standard means of communications, this is not the case for many physicians. Although physicians and other health care providers may use e-mail to...more