Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate...more
7/30/2024
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Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Hospice ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Life Sciences ,
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Regulatory Requirements ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
On March 13, 2024, Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed Utah State S.B. 149, the Artificial Intelligence Policy Act (the AI Act) into law, which amends the Utah consumer protection and privacy laws to require disclosure, in...more
Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate...more
4/23/2024
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Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Licensing Rules ,
Medicaid Reimbursements ,
Medical Licensure Compact ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate...more
3/7/2024
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Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Patient Access ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacies ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
Technology Sector ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
A key element of the Medicaid Redesign Team 1115 Waiver amendment is the Medicaid Hospital Global Budget Initiative (GBI), a reimbursement model tied very closely to the States Advancing All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and...more
In an apparent attempt to shield physician practices from perceived abuses of close association with physician practice management (PPM) companies, a pending Oregon law could undermine a broad range of structures and...more
2/19/2024
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Corporate Governance ,
Internal Controls ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Oregon ,
Pending Litigation ,
Physician-Owned Distributors ,
Physician-Owned Hospitals ,
Physicians ,
Proposed Legislation ,
State Legislatures
Within the last year, many states have presented or passed bills regulating artificial intelligence (AI), and Georgia is no exception.
Georgia has drafted two pieces of legislation focused on the intersection of...more
2/1/2024
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Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
Georgia ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Legislation ,
State and Local Government ,
Technology
On November 6, 2023, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) published the General Compliance Program Guidance (GCPG) as a revised reference guide for the healthcare compliance...more
12/19/2023
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Compliance ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Digital Health ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Healthcare ,
Incentives ,
Investors ,
Medicare ,
OIG ,
Private Investment Funds ,
REIT ,
Shareholders ,
Transparency
Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate...more
On October 30, 2023, the White House released a long-awaited Executive Order (EO) on the “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence.” The EO acknowledges the transformative potential of AI...more
11/1/2023
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Biden Administration ,
Data Security ,
Executive Orders ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Innovative Technology ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Technology
Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate...more
10/27/2023
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Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacies ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
State and Local Government ,
Technology Sector ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) have further extended flexibilities that allow providers to prescribe controlled substances...more
10/9/2023
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
DEA ,
Extensions ,
Healthcare ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Public Health Emergency ,
SAMHSA ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine ,
Temporary Regulations
As macroeconomic forces and geopolitical dynamics continue to shape the M&A and investment climate globally, health and life sciences transactions continue to remain high priority sectors presenting both high growth and...more
9/15/2023
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Austria ,
Capital Markets ,
Denmark ,
France ,
Germany ,
Global Market ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Italy ,
Jurisdiction ,
Life Sciences ,
Mergers ,
Netherlands ,
Poland ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Spain ,
Switzerland ,
UK ,
United States
Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate...more
9/11/2023
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EHR ,
Health Care Providers ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medicaid ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reimbursements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Technology ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
Trending in Telehealth is a new series from the McDermott digital health team in which we highlight state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies,...more
7/21/2023
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Healthcare ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
New Legislation ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Technology Sector ,
Telehealth
During this session, digital health investors and finance experts discussed the trends they are watching in today’s market. The group also shared ideas on how companies can stand out from their competitors in the bid for...more
Healthcare is rapidly changing, with artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithmic models leading the transformation. In recent years, big data and machine learning algorithms have revolutionized our ability to predict...more
The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) are extending telehealth flexibilities that allow providers to prescribe controlled substances. While the...more
5/11/2023
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Controlled Substances Act ,
DEA ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
OIG ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Rulemaking Process ,
SAMHSA ,
Substance Abuse ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
On May 3, 2023, New York State enacted legislation that will require physician practice management services organizations (MSOs) and physician practices to submit a comprehensive filing to the New York State Department of...more
Building on the success of our inaugural conference, McDermott’s Digital Health Forum is back! Join senior leaders transforming digital health for ample networking opportunities and robust panel discussions on the business,...more
4/4/2023
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Business Development ,
Business Model ,
Business Operations ,
CEOs ,
Collaboration ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Digital Health ,
Diversity ,
Events ,
Founding Members ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Technology ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Investors ,
Partnerships
Digital health is one of the fast-growing segments of the healthcare market, with patients, clinicians and regulators increasingly aligned behind the opportunities that digitization presents.
Over the last three years,...more
3/21/2023
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Health ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medicare ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
OIG ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Roe v Wade ,
State and Local Government ,
State Legislatures ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
A recent multijurisdictional contractor advisory committee (CAC) meeting held by six of the seven Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) gave stakeholders an initial opportunity to provide feedback on the strength of...more
3/6/2023
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Deadlines ,
Health Care Providers ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Administrative Contractors (MAC) ,
Physicians ,
Stakeholder Engagement ,
Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) ,
Technology Sector ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
On February 1, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced the FY 2024 New York State Executive Budget, which included a proposal for the New York Department of Health (the Department) to review and approve material...more
Six of the seven Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) are scheduled to jointly host a multijurisdictional contractor advisory committee (CAC) meeting on February 28, 2023. This CAC panel meeting will allow the MACs to...more
Come together with key decision-makers, innovators and investors from across the healthcare, life sciences and private equity (PE) industries during the year’s largest healthcare investment symposium....more
1/5/2023
/ Biopharmaceutical ,
Digital Health ,
Events ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Technology ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Investors ,
Life Sciences ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Popular ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Telehealth