Join us for our third annual Hospitals & Health Systems Innovation Summit and connect with C-suite executives, in-house counsel and other industry leaders as they share insights on how to innovate, collaborate and grow in a...more
9/16/2022
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Collaboration ,
Digital Health ,
Events ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Plan Sponsors ,
Health Technology ,
Healthcare Costs ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Innovative Technology ,
Investors ,
Joint Venture ,
Partnerships ,
Physicians ,
Private Equity ,
Value-Based Care
Today’s global healthcare marketplace is marked by unprecedented transformation. This presents both challenges and opportunity to today’s market participants. We know how important it is to structure cross-border investments...more
6/1/2022
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Cross-Border ,
Global Market ,
Healthcare ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Life Sciences ,
Medical Technology Companies ,
Merger Controls ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Technology Sector ,
Telemedicine
In a request for information issued on January 5, 2022, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) announced that it is seeking input from stakeholders across the healthcare spectrum on how digital health...more
1/26/2022
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Community Health Systems ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Digital Health ,
Executive Orders ,
Healthcare ,
National Institute of Health (NIH) ,
OSTP ,
Request For Information
This wide ranging discussion, sponsored by our Paris office, focuses on navigating cross border collaborations, insights for entering the US life sciences market as well as strategies for capitalizing on the growth of digital...more
On July 23, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its annual proposed changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), which include several key telehealth and other virtual care-related...more
New Jersey governing boards for dentistry, counseling, respiratory care and occupational therapy have introduced regulations to address licensure requirements for telehealth encounters, consistent with previous regulations...more
Amid the demands of the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine became a vital resource for physicians and patients alike. Even with a potential “new normal” on the horizon, telemedicine is here to stay. But with the expansion of...more
3/26/2021
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Bodily Injury ,
Chief Privacy Officer ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Health Care Providers ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Indemnification ,
Insurance Industry ,
Insurance Rates ,
Medical Malpractice ,
Physicians ,
Ransomware ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine ,
Vendors ,
Webinars
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, our 9th McDermott International Seminar Series will be held as a virtual series, with eight sessions taking place between January 21 – February 4, 2021. Though we cannot see you in person,...more
1/7/2021
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Biden Administration ,
Compliance ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FRAND ,
Global Market ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Data Transfers ,
Investors ,
Japan ,
Mergers ,
Patent Portfolios ,
US Trade Policies ,
Webinars ,
White Collar Crimes
In a fourth amendment to the March 17, 2020, Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act), the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has expanded access to COVID-19 Covered Countermeasures through...more
12/9/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Countermeasures ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Health Care Providers ,
Immunity ,
Licenses ,
Medical Licensure Compact ,
Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) ,
State and Local Government ,
Telehealth
The US Department of Justice and the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General recently announced a significant healthcare fraud takedown involving $4.5 billion in allegedly false and fraudulent...more
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
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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
Telemedicine guidance continues at a rapid pace at both the federal and state levels. To keep you in the know, our Digital Health team has joined forces with Larry W. Hansard of Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services,...more
Background: Issuing Florida’s Emergency Order -
On March 16, 2020, Florida Surgeon General Dr. Scott Rivkees signed, stamped and finalized Emergency Order 20-002. In doing so, Florida joined what would become the vast...more
On April 2, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) launched the $200 million Coronavirus (COVID-19) Telehealth Program contemplated in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The Telehealth...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to loosen the conditions for participation in Medicare, as well as specific reimbursement requirements, to ensure facilities and practitioners are able to practice...more
As healthcare providers face surging demand for services arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic, they are simultaneously dealing with related equipment, space and workforce limitations. In this environment, the US Department of...more
4/1/2020
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Best Practices ,
Business Continuity Plans ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crisis Management ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Public Health ,
Risk Management ,
Workplace Safety
In a March 24, 2020, letter, Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar asked state governors to take immediate action to modify state law and regulations to extend the capacity of the healthcare workforce to address...more
3/27/2020
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Governors ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Medical Students ,
Nurses ,
Out-of-State Residents ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Secretary of HHS ,
State Medical Board ,
Telemedicine
On March 24, 2020, the US Department of Health and Humans Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued guidance regarding OIG’s March 17, 2020, policy statement on reductions or waivers of cost-sharing obligations owed...more
On March 4, 2020, the House passed the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020, a bipartisan bill to aid in COVID-19 preparedness and response. The bill includes, among other things,...more
Artificial intelligence (AI) systems have raised concerns in the public—some speculative and some based in contemporary experience. Some of these concerns overlap with concerns about privacy of data, some relate to the...more
3/4/2020
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Comment Period ,
Data Privacy ,
Executive Orders ,
Health Care Providers ,
Life Sciences ,
OMB ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Research and Development ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Technical Standards
As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United States grows, healthcare providers are stepping up their response planning. To combat the spread of COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urged...more
When it comes to market success for digital tools in the health sector, business strategy can be far more complex than in other industries. Understanding customer-driven market trends is important, but healthcare’s complexity...more
The Department of Health and Human Services released its draft 2020-2025 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan for public comment. This article outlines the goals of the plan, as well as challenges in healthcare that ONC hopes the...more
2/4/2020
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CEHRT ,
Comment Period ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Digital Health ,
Health Care Providers ,
Information Technology ,
Medical Research ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
PHI ,
Strategic Planning ,
Technology ,
Value-Based Care
Throughout the past year, the healthcare and life science industries experienced a proliferation of digital health innovation that challenged traditional notions of healthcare delivery and payment, as well as product...more
1/29/2020
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Biometric Information ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Health ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Enforcement ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Life Sciences ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Stark Law ,
Telemedicine