As healthcare companies increasingly rely on mobile delivery platforms and other technologies to communicate with patients about appointments, billing and other issues, the potential for legal exposure under the Telephone...more
8/28/2018
/ Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Cell Phones ,
Exemptions ,
Faxes ,
FCC ,
Health Care Providers ,
Opt-Outs ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Robocalling ,
TCPA ,
Telemarketing ,
Text Messages
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The D.C. Circuit's opinion is a generally positive development for businesses as it rejects two of the most concerning aspects of the 2015 Federal Communication Commission's (FCC) Order—the broad...more
4/6/2018
/ Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Cell Phones ,
Consent ,
Exclusions ,
FCC ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Opt-Outs ,
Reassigned Phone Numbers ,
Revocation ,
Robocalling ,
TCPA
Last week, the D.C. Circuit overturned the Federal Communications Commission's requirement that fax advertisements always include opt-out notices. In Yaakov v. FCC, the court held that the FCC lacks authority under the...more
Though not as common as they once were, fax advertisements continue to be used in several industries, particularly healthcare, where providers and manufacturers rely on faxes to comply with regulatory obligations. Earlier...more