As the summer winds down, regulatory updates related to digital health services certainly do not appear to be showing any signs of cooling off. It has been a busy summer, and below we have summarized several key updates for...more
10/2/2024
/ Algorithms ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ,
Data-Sharing ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Digital Health ,
Final Rules ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
PHI ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Section 1557 ,
Telehealth ,
Transparency
Federal and state agencies continue to remain active this year, particularly with regard to laws that impact healthcare technology. As part of our ongoing efforts to track health technology-related legislation and...more
3/8/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Guidance Update ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Audits ,
Innovative Technology ,
Opioid ,
SAMHSA ,
Telehealth ,
Texting ,
Waivers
On Oct. 30, President Biden signed an executive order calling for a coordinated government approach to establish new safeguards for AI safety and security in healthcare. In response to the executive order, on Dec. 14 the...more
1/2/2024
/ 21st Century Cures Act ,
Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Certification Requirements ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Executive Orders ,
Final Rules ,
Government Agencies ,
Health Care Providers ,
Information Blocking Rules ,
ONC ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Transparency
On April 18, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) formally published its proposed rule titled Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm...more
4/20/2023
/ 21st Century Cures Act ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Certification Requirements ,
Comment Period ,
Data-Sharing ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Technology ,
Information Blocking Rules ,
ONC ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Proposed Regulation