Consumer Protection, Health Law

Bringing Sunlight to Healthcare Pricing: The CMS Release of Hospital Charge Data

by Robert Wolin | BakerHostetler on 5/17/2013

Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis once said that "Sunlight is the best disinfectant." The release of charges billed by some 3,337 Medicare hospitals for 100 of the most common inpatient diagnosis related...more

FTC Approves Order Settling Data Breach Charges

by BuckleySandler LLP on 5/15/2013

On May 3, the FTC approved a final order settling charges against a California-based cord blood bank firm alleged to have violated the FTC Act by failing to use reasonable and appropriate procedures for handling customers’...more

Nonprofit Posts New Patient Safety Grades

by King & Spalding on 5/15/2013

The national nonprofit organization Leapfrog Group (“Leapfrog”) recently released its updated Hospital Safety ScoreSM, a searchable database of patient safety scores for over 2,500 acute care hospitals. The safety scores,...more

Medical Device Update: FDA Regulation of Tanning Beds, “Henceforth to be Known as Sunlamp Products”

by Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph, PL on 5/10/2013

Yesterday, we reported that FDA had announced its intentions of reclassifying sunlamp products and requiring labeling changes to include warnings discouraging young people from using them....more

HHS Empowers Consumers to Know (and Enforce) their Rights Under HIPAA

by Ryan Blaney | Proskauer - Privacy & Data Security on 5/9/2013

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published on its website a series of factsheets designed to educate consumers unfamiliar with their rights under the Health Insurance...more

FDA Issues Two Warning Letters for Social Media Use: FDA Does Not Approve of “Liking” Consumer Claims and Targets Website Search...

by Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph, PL on 4/29/2013

In 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it intended to release a guidance document explaining how it will regulate industry’s use of social media to advertise products or communicate with...more

FDA’s Medical Device “Enhancement” Reporting Has Potential Product Liability Implications

by Matthew A. Reed | Sedgwick LLP on 4/26/2013

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a draft guidance document that could potentially require medical device manufacturers to report a wide variety of device improvements, ranging from routine updates...more

Surprising Risk of Discrimination Claims for Restaurants Moving Away from Meal Customization

by Ali Law Practice LLC on 4/15/2013

Chicago, IL, April 15, 2013 - Many restaurants, especially upscale and higher-end independents, are moving toward prix-fixe menus, tasting menus, and policies that restrict additions, subtractions, and substitutions. Such...more

CMS To Post Additional Nursing Home Deficiency Data Online

by Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph, PL on 4/9/2013

On March 22, 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced that it would increase the amount of information available online by posting a nursing home’s three (3) preceding standard health surveys and...more

Stryker Hip Replacement Recall Website Launched By Hissey Kientz, LLP Law Firm

by Hissey Kientz LLP on 4/9/2013

The law firm of Hissey Kientz, LLP is announcing the launch of its new website, Stryker Hip Recall Help (http://www.strykerhiprecallhelp.com/). Stryker Corporation issued a voluntary recall of the Stryker Rejuvenate and...more

Getting the Best Medical Care: a Newsletter from Patrick Malone - April 2013

by Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury... on 4/3/2013

In This Issue: - A Magician Speaks Out About Fooling People - Science Is the Tortoise... - ...Alternative Medicine Is the Hare - Resources for Sorting Fact from Fiction - Recent Health Care News You Should...more

Craft Beer Boom in Michigan [Video]

by Miller Canfield on 3/25/2013

Michigan is going through a significant boom in its alcoholic beverage manufacturing. In a video produced by Crain's Detroit Business and Miller Canfield, lawyer Joe Infante discusses what this means for Michigan and...more

BioMet M2a Magnum Hip Replacements Linked to Painful Side Effects

by Hissey Kientz LLP on 3/19/2013

BioMet M2a Magnum hip replacement devices have been linked to complications including metal poisoning, hip implant loosening, fretting and corrosion, dislocation and fractures at the site of the implant....more

OSHA Issues Interim Final Rule on PPACA Whistleblower Provision

by Connie Bertram, Steven J. Pearlman, Daniel Saperstein | Proskauer - Whistleblowing & Retaliation on 3/11/2013

On February 22, 2013, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released an interim final rule concerning the whistleblower protection provisions of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act...more

OSHA Announces Whistleblower Protections Under The Affordable Care Act

by Elina Basham | Akerman Senterfitt on 3/7/2013

The Affordable Care Act (ACA)'s whistleblower provisions may present a hazard for unsuspecting employers. On February 27, 2013, the Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released an...more

Genetic Testing and Screening of Children: Ethics and Best Practices

by Antoinette F. Konski | Foley & Lardner LLP on 3/5/2013

The application of medical technology in the pediatric setting must serve the best interest of the child. Genetic testing of children and infants presents unique challenges. In contrast to the testing of adult patients, most...more

Getting the Best Medical Care: a Newsletter from Patrick Malone - March 2013

by Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury... on 3/5/2013

In This Newsletter: - A Quick Survey of What's Involved - Why People Turn to CAM - Does This Stuff Ever Work? - Recent Health Care News You Should Know About - Check Out Our Previous Tips - Excerpt from...more

Special Edition: Health Law Update - February 28, 2013

by Anne Foster, Cory Fox, Susan Whittaker Hughes, Theodore Kobus III, Jennifer Mills, John Mulhollan, Lynn Sessions, Kimberly M. Wong | BakerHostetler on 3/1/2013

In This Issue: - A Baker's Dozen of Significant Changes From the HIPAA/HITECH Rule 1. Business Associates and Subcontractors 2. Breach Notification 3. Covered Entity Organizational Structures 4. Cloud...more

OSHA Issues Interim Final Rule on Whistleblower Protections under the Affordable Care Act

by Amy Bashore, Denise Keyser | Ballard Spahr LLP on 3/1/2013

As the 2014 implementation date for the most controversial provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) draws closer, most businesses are focused on ensuring that their group health plans meet the ACA's requirements. But there...more

PHI Breach Reporting Deadline is March 1, 2013

by Thompson Coburn LLP on 2/28/2013

To comply with the HITECH breach notice requirements, HIPAA covered entities are required to report all small breaches of unsecured protected health information (“PHI”) that occurred in calendar year 2012 to the U.S....more

Significant Changes to HIPAA Effective March 26, 2013

by Christie Burbank, Jade Dodds, Susan Steelman | Miller & Martin PLLC on 2/28/2013

The following is a summary of the major changes to HIPAA under the new Final Rule: 1. Breach Notification Standard Lowered — In perhaps the most significant change under the Final Rule, the new regulations considerably...more

FDA Draft Guidance on Device “Product Enhancements” Could Lead to Increased Recalls

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 2/27/2013

On February 22, 2013, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) issued draft guidance explaining when a change to a medical device constitutes a medical device recall as opposed to a “product enhancement.” This draft guidance...more

FDA Issues Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Draft Guidance Regarding Inclusion of Pediatric Subpopulation...

by King & Spalding on 2/27/2013

On February 19, 2013, FDA issued a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register, re-proposing amendments regarding information about pediatric subpopulations that must be submitted for certain medical...more

Deadline Approaches for Reporting 2012 Small Breaches

by Adam H. Greene, Rebecca L. Williams | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 2/26/2013

HIPAA covered entities have through Friday, March 1, 2013, to report small breaches of unsecured protected health information that occurred in calendar year 2012 to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). A...more

Too Big to Exclude; Too Much Wrongdoing to Ignore

by Melissa Brown, Robert Wolin | BakerHostetler on 2/26/2013

A 2007 audit initiated by a Medicare Program Safeguard Contractor (PSC) discovered that a North Carolina provider had a high incidence of inpatient billings for patients who did not stay in the hospital overnight. The PSC's...more

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Bringing Sunlight to Healthcare Pricing: The CMS Release of Hospital Charge Data

FTC Approves Order Settling Data Breach Charges

Nonprofit Posts New Patient Safety Grades

Medical Device Update: FDA Regulation of Tanning Beds, “Henceforth to be Known as Sunlamp Products”

HHS Empowers Consumers to Know (and Enforce) their Rights Under HIPAA

FDA Issues Two Warning Letters for Social Media Use: FDA Does Not Approve of “Liking” Consumer Claims and Targets Website Search...

FDA’s Medical Device “Enhancement” Reporting Has Potential Product Liability Implications

Surprising Risk of Discrimination Claims for Restaurants Moving Away from Meal Customization

CMS To Post Additional Nursing Home Deficiency Data Online

Stryker Hip Replacement Recall Website Launched By Hissey Kientz, LLP Law Firm

Getting the Best Medical Care: a Newsletter from Patrick Malone - April 2013

Craft Beer Boom in Michigan [Video]

BioMet M2a Magnum Hip Replacements Linked to Painful Side Effects

OSHA Issues Interim Final Rule on PPACA Whistleblower Provision

OSHA Announces Whistleblower Protections Under The Affordable Care Act

Genetic Testing and Screening of Children: Ethics and Best Practices

Getting the Best Medical Care: a Newsletter from Patrick Malone - March 2013

Special Edition: Health Law Update - February 28, 2013

OSHA Issues Interim Final Rule on Whistleblower Protections under the Affordable Care Act

PHI Breach Reporting Deadline is March 1, 2013

Significant Changes to HIPAA Effective March 26, 2013

FDA Draft Guidance on Device “Product Enhancements” Could Lead to Increased Recalls

FDA Issues Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Draft Guidance Regarding Inclusion of Pediatric Subpopulation...

Deadline Approaches for Reporting 2012 Small Breaches

Too Big to Exclude; Too Much Wrongdoing to Ignore

Craft Beer Boom in Michigan [Video]

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