Share on Twitter Share by Email Share Back to top Digital health companies increasingly rely on AI-powered messaging platforms, chatbots, and virtual assistants to engage patients through text and voice. However, a June 2025...more
Share on Twitter Share by Email Share Back to top HIPAA Security Risk Analyses (SRAs) should be the foundation of every digital health company’s cybersecurity compliance. Far more than a checkbox exercise, a comprehensive SRA...more
6/19/2025
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Security ,
Digital Health ,
Due Diligence ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
HIPAA Security Rule ,
Mergers ,
OCR ,
PHI ,
Risk Management ,
Vendors
Artificial intelligence (AI) is widely transforming digital health, including by automating certain patient communications. However, as health care companies consider deploying AI-driven chatbots, texting platforms, and...more
5/29/2025
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ATDS ,
Automation Systems ,
Compliance ,
Consent ,
Digital Health ,
Facebook Inc v Duguid ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Assessment ,
SCOTUS ,
TCPA
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping the digital health sector, driving advances in patient engagement, diagnostics, and operational efficiency. However, for Privacy Officers, AI’s integration into digital health...more
5/9/2025
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Bias ,
Compliance ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Digital Health ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
PHI ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management
The New York Health Information Privacy Act (NYHIPA), if enacted, could create a chilling effect on patient access and engagement to readily available digital health care services relied upon by New Yorkers. Digital health...more
1/24/2025
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Data Privacy ,
Digital Health ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Mental Health ,
New Legislation ,
New York ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State Privacy Laws
Medicare telehealth post-Public Health Emergency (PHE): With the COVID-19 PHE concluding on May 11, 2023, many of the telehealth flexibilities the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented during the PHE will...more
3/30/2023
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Controlled Substances ,
DEA ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Digital Health ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Medicare Administrative Contractors (MAC) ,
Opioid ,
PHI ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Substance Abuse ,
Telemedicine
True to its word, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has continued to focus on online privacy by targeting digital platforms that collect personal information. Most recently, the FTC has focused its enforcement authority on...more
The regulatory scrutiny on telemedicine and digital health companies continues to tighten, whether it is privacy warning shots, new direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising limits, a wave of reimbursement audits, or multistate...more
10/11/2021
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Data Collection ,
Data Retention ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Health ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Investigations ,
Mobile Apps ,
Privacy Policy ,
Risk Assessment ,
Telemedicine
With 2020 officially behind us, what does 2021 have in store for telemedicine and digital health policy? A year ago, our team predicted 2020 would bring “notable expansions in Medicare and Medicaid coverage” and “the...more
1/12/2021
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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Health ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fraud ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
OIG ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) ,
Reimbursements ,
Telehealth ,
Waivers