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Quarles & Brady LLP

HHS OCR Withdraws Tracking Technologies Appeal in AHA v. Becerra

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On August 29, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) withdrew its appeal of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas’s (Court) June 20, 2024 decision in...more

Burr & Forman

Healthcare Provider Disincentives for Information Blocking

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On June 31, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) published a final rule establishing penalties for healthcare providers who violate the information blocking rules implemented under the 21st Century Cures...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Healthcare Authority Newsletter - August 2024 #3

News Briefs - Physicians Responsible for Meeting CMS Information Blocking Rules - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology issued a final rule that...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

HHS Proposed Rule Seeks to Align Health IT Procurement Standards to Leverage Interoperable Data

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On August 9, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a proposed rule that seeks to amend and update the Health and Human Services Acquisition Regulation (HHSAR) to align health IT procurement requirements....more

McDermott Will & Emery

ASTP Proposes Certification Criteria for Patient, Payer and Provider APIs

On August 5, 2024, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ASTP) published the Health Data,...more

Maynard Nexsen

Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 201: SHL Medical’s Investment in the Carolinas with...

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This week, Heather and Lauren welcome Kimberlee Steele, the Managing Director for North America of SHL Medical, a world leader in the design, development, and manufacture of autoinjectors, pen injectors, and drug delivery...more

Blank Rome LLP

Innovation in Spine Health

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Episode 8: Innovation in Spine Health In this episode of BRight Minds in Healthcare Delivery, Eric J. Muehlbauer joins host Eric Tower for a conversation about his storied career at the North American Spine Society...more

McCarter & English, LLP

More Roadblocks For Information Blocking: HHS Finalizes Rule Establishing Disincentives for Hospitals, Clinicians, and ACOs

On July 31, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) final rule, 89 FR 54662, establishing disincentives for certain healthcare providers that have committed information blocking, will become effective. This...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the...

Massachusetts Attorney General Announces Breach Resources for Consumers Impacted by Change Healthcare Breach

The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO) issued an announcement last week to inform consumers who may have had their personal information breached in Change Healthcare’s cyberattack this past February. The AGO was...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

HHS Rule Targets Health Providers Blocking Patient Info Sharing (RIN 0955-AA05)

Healthcare providers are facing penalties for blocking access to a patient’s electronic health information under a new Biden administration rule. On June 24, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...more

King & Spalding

HHS Finalizes Disincentives for Healthcare Providers That Have Committed Information Blocking

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Last week, HHS published its final rule outlining disincentives for certain healthcare providers that have committed information blocking (the Final Rule). The Final Rule also provides information related to OIG’s...more

Baker Donelson

Information Blocking: Disincentives Established for Health Care Providers

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The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has now established disincentives for certain health care providers if found by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) to have committed information blocking...more

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Massachusetts Attorney General Artificial Intelligence Guidance: What Healthcare Providers and Health IT Developers Need to Know

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With the explosion of Artificial Intelligence (AI) use and application, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s recent release of AI guidelines should serve as a reminder to healthcare providers and health IT developers of the...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the...

In Wake of Healthcare System Cyberattack, 22 State Attorneys General Call for Further Action of Data Privacy

On April 25, 2024, the attorneys general of 22 states issued a letter encouraging UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiary, Change Healthcare, to take additional steps to respond to a massively disruptive cyberattack. The broad,...more

McCarter & English, LLP

ONC Shares Draft Federal Health IT Strategic Plan—A Catalyst for Private Entities

In March 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services—through the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC)—released a draft 2024-2030 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan for public comment. A collaborative...more

Baker Donelson

Providers Take Note: The Common Agreement Version 2.0 Released

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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released the anticipated Common Agreement Version 2.0 on April 22, 2024. Since 2016, the ONC has been working to implement the requirements of the...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Special Report: Understanding ONC’s Health AI Transparency and Risk Management Regulatory Framework

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The Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing (HTI-1) final rule, issued by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of...more

Blank Rome LLP

Navigating the Road to Value-Based Care

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BRight Minds in Healthcare Delivery invites industry leaders to discuss the latest trends and hot topics in healthcare strategy, delivery, and innovation. Listen in as industry experts, thought leaders, and innovators...more

Epstein Becker & Green

ONC’s “Information Blocking Enhancements” Under the HTI-1 Rule Are in Effect

On Monday, March 11, 2024, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology’s (ONC) Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the...

Transforming Care Strategies -- Integration of AI in Healthcare: Summary of Legal/Regulatory Issues

I was pleased to take part in the “Transforming Care – Strategies for Integration of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare” discussion, hosted by the New England Healthcare Executive Network at Foley Hoag on April 1. The...more

McDermott Will & Emery

HHS’s CARES Act Final Rule Better Aligns Part 2 Substance Use Disorder Patient Records Confidentiality Regulations with HIPAA

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On February 8, 2024, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) jointly issued a final rule to amend the...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the...

HHS-OIG Releases Cybersecurity Toolkit

On March 26, 2024, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a cybersecurity toolkit for HHS leaders to help them plan and deploy information systems in response to disasters and public health emergencies. The...more

King & Spalding

OCR Issues Revised Guidance on Use of Online Tracking Technologies as AHA Lawsuit Looms

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On March 18, 2024, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) updated the guidance first issued in December 2022 regarding the use of online tracking technologies in the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Nucleus: Life Sciences Enforcement and Regulatory Updates - March 2024

Circuit Split Widens Over AKS-Based FCA Causation Element - The Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) continues to form the basis of hundreds of millions of dollars of annual recoveries for the government under the federal False...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

HHS Updates Pixels and Trackers Guidance for HIPAA Regulated Entities

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Pixels, cookies, and trackers continue to be front of mind for HIPAA regulated entities seeking clarity on their ability to advertise, market, and engage with existing and prospective patients. On March 18, 2024, the U.S....more

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