News Briefs - WHO Warns Rapid Adoption of AI in Healthcare Could Be Dangerous - The World Health Organization is warning that the "meteoric" rise of artificial intelligence tools in healthcare threatens the safety of patients...more
5/26/2023
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Breach Notification Rule ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Nursing Homes ,
OIG ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs
News Briefs - PHE End Brings Challenges for Nursing Home Operators - As the public health emergency (PHE) came to an end on May 11, industry leaders point out that nursing home operators are still in pandemic recovery mode...more
News Briefs - CMS Enforces Hospital Price Transparency Rule with Fines CMS is cracking down on hospital price transparency compliance -- or lack thereof. The federal agency announced updated enforcement procedures, including...more
Drawing to a close a protracted battle over Georgia’s hospital lien statute, the Georgia Supreme Court issued an opinion on June 29, 2020, siding with Georgia’s hospital community. The class action case involved allegations...more
Investor Interest in Health IT Expected to Remain Strong in 2020 -
After three years of strong growth in healthcare technology funding, investor interest in the space has not abated....more
Digital Health Companies Look Toward IPOs as M&A Stabilizes -
Digital health funding in 2019 suggests more companies will be looking to go public or be acquired in the coming years, according to a report from seed fund and...more
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FDA Exempts Some Medical Devices from Premarket Review -
FDA closed out the year with the publication of a final order that exempts dozens of Class I and Class II medical devices from 510(k) premarket...more
AGG health care litigation partners Jason Bring, Chesley McLeod, and Jerad Rissler recently filed a friend of the court brief with the Georgia Court of Appeals on behalf of both the Georgia Hospital Association and the...more