The US Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization has raised many questions about potential efforts by law enforcement agencies to obtain data from healthcare and...more
7/11/2022
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Biden Administration ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
OCR ,
Pregnancy ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Roe v Wade ,
SCOTUS
On September 15, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3–2 along party lines (with Republican commissioners dissenting) to issue a policy statement announcing an expansive interpretation of the FTC’s Health Breach...more
9/21/2021
/ Breach Notification Rule ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Digital Health ,
Enforcement ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Mobile Health Apps ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
PHI
Precision health has the potential to dramatically transform the healthcare landscape by developing cutting-edge solutions that significantly improve patient outcomes. Now, following its contributions to the groundbreaking...more
6/16/2021
/ Business Opportunities ,
Collaboration ,
Digital Health ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Innovation ,
Life Sciences ,
Partnerships ,
Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI) ,
Research and Development ,
Strategic Planning ,
Webinars
On December 10, 2020, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) with proposed modifications to the Standards for the Privacy of...more
12/18/2020
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Disclosure ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
HIPAA Access Request ,
HIPAA Privacy Rule ,
Information Requests ,
Medicare ,
NPRM ,
OCR ,
Third-Party
Independent physician enterprises continue to experience unprecedented challenges as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. These challenges will linger for the foreseeable future and will have lasting impacts on...more
8/26/2020
/ Business Development ,
Business Operations ,
Business Opportunities ,
Business Valuations ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Investors ,
Physicians ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Strategic Partnerships ,
Telehealth ,
Webinars
Physician enterprises will face lasting changes to their operations following the coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency. Transactional opportunities have also shifted, and physician enterprises and their counterparts...more
8/3/2020
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Business Operations ,
Business Opportunities ,
Business Valuations ,
Collaboration ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Investors ,
Physicians ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Strategic Partnerships ,
Telehealth ,
Webinars
In response to the global Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, US state and federal government agencies are promoting expanded use of telehealth. Prior to and following president Trump’s declaration of a national emergency...more
In response to the global Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, US state and federal government agencies have worked to promote utilization of telehealth. Prior to and following President Trump’s declaration of a national...more
Hospitals and health systems are facing consumer demand for innovation, the need to expand and enhance streams of revenue and the push for improved quality, all while navigating changing regulations, federal enforcement,...more
2/6/2020
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
CMIA ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Hospitals ,
Medicare ,
No-Poaching ,
OCR ,
Popular ,
Ransomware