Welcome to the July edition of Akin Intelligence. This month, United States agencies released several key pieces of artificial intelligence (AI) guidance, including patent eligibility guidance from the United States Patent...more
9/3/2024
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Bias ,
Deceptive Intent ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
EU ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
HUD ,
Machine Learning ,
NTIA ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
USPTO
• The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have issued a long-awaited proposal to reform the Physician Self-Referral Law’s (Stark Law’s) regulatory exceptions and to provide updated guidance for physicians and...more
10/18/2019
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Comment Period ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
EHR ,
Fair Market Value ,
Health Care Providers ,
OIG ,
Physicians ,
Popular ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Safe Harbors ,
Stark Law ,
Value-Based Care
• On Oct. 9, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human (HHS) Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) has issued its proposed rule to reform the Anti-Kickback Statute’s (AKS) regulatory safe harbors to address...more
10/18/2019
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
EHR ,
Health Care Providers ,
OIG ,
Physicians ,
Proposed Rules ,
Safe Harbors ,
Stark Law ,
Value-Based Care
• On July 29, 2019, CMS released its proposed 2020 Physician Fee Schedule rule, which includes the much anticipated proposed regulatory changes to the Sunshine Act/Open Payments program (“Open Payments”). The proposed...more
8/5/2019
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Comment Period ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Health Care Providers ,
Manufacturers ,
Medical Devices ,
Nurse Practitioners ,
Nurses ,
Open Payments ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sunshine Act