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Vital Signs: Digital Health Law Update | Spring 2024

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Welcome to Vital Signs, a curated compilation of the latest legal and regulatory developments in digital health. Our lead article reports on recent developments in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's ("FDA") regulatory...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Dr. Jack of All Trades? OCR’s New Telehealth Guidance Suggests High Expectations on Providers

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On October 18, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”), which is tasked with enforcing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”), issued two new...more

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Full HIPAA Enforcement to Resume as the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Ends

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On April 11, 2023, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced its plan for termination of the existing notifications of enforcement discretion related to the expiration of the...more

Fenwick & West Life Sciences Group

A Complex Regulatory Landscape Emerges for Telemedicine

Every year, Rock Health surveys the digital health landscape, noting the changing trends related to adoption by providers, patients and payers of these innovative new technologies....more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

OCR Releases Guidance on HIPAA Compliance When Providing Audio-Only Telehealth

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) recently released new guidance (the “Guidance”) to help ensure that individuals may continue to benefit from audio-only telehealth...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

HHS Issues HIPAA Guidance to Support Audio-Only Telehealth Services

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently issued new guidance (Guidance) on the use of remote communication technologies to deliver audio-only telehealth in accordance with...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Privacy and Security of Health Information: A Primer for Digital Health Companies

COVID-19 has rapidly accelerated our expectations that virtual connection can deliver better and more economical care. As a result, digital health companies have an unprecedented opportunity to innovate, but with that...more

Morgan Lewis

Digital Health Trends to Watch in 2022

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In the digital health market, new trends reveal future opportunities for innovators and shape healthcare investors’ strategies. Trends for 2022 include regulatory developments regarding digital health, telehealth expansion,...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Investing in European Healthcare - What's on the Horizon for 2022? - Regulatory and Legal Changes

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Today’s global healthcare marketplace is marked by unprecedented transformation. The seismic shifts in healthcare delivery and drug development during COVID-19 have, in 2021, continued to demonstrate the power and capacity...more

Reveal

There Are More Challenges in Managing Discovery in Healthcare Than You Probably Realize

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A few months ago on this blog, I wrote about using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to keep up with the “alphabet soup” of compliance. An important area to address from a compliance standpoint is health data and at least two of...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Webinar] Protecting the Telehealth Consumer: FTC and State-Based Considerations - June 22nd, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

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As the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States is easing, telemedicine is facing an important crossroads. While telehealth services have demonstrated their value as an integral part of care delivery, federal and state waivers...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

As Pandemic Enters 2nd Year, CISOs Face Ongoing Telework, Telemedicine Challenges

Report on Patient Privacy 21, no. 4 (April 2021) - As the COVID-19 pandemic progressed from its urgent beginning to almost a “new normal,” chief information security officers (CISOs) at health systems have been fighting...more

Morgan Lewis

Telehealth in the United Kingdom: Considerations for Providers

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With telehealth surging around the globe due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK National Health Services has released guidance that provides a set of good practice principles for third-party partners to follow....more

Hogan Lovells

Deciphering International Telemedicine Regulations

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As the world responds to COVID-19, physicians and patients increasingly turn to telemedicine solutions as a central facet of health care. ...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Changing the Conversation About Sharing and Using Health Information

Some app developers know more about our health than our doctors do. Take, for instance, FitBit, which is attached to our wrist and measuring in real time our temperature, our heart rate, our steps and whether we have had...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Sharing and Mining Patient Data in Digital Health and Telemedicine: Laws You Need to Know

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The use of new technologies such as digital health applications, telemedicine, and information exchanges can provide game-changing benefits for providers and patients alike. However, with increased sharing comes increased...more

Benesch

Private Equity Market Intelligence: Physician/Hospital Quarterly Report - Q4

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Key Findings - ..ACA enrollment reached 11.3 million by the end of the third open enrollment period, surpassing HHS expectations. Three-quarters of the enrollees were from the 38 states that use the healthcare.gov...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

PHI on the Cloud and White Label Covered Entities: HIPAA Challenges for Telemedicine Providers

Both telemedicine providers and technology companies that serve the telehealth industry face some unique and sometimes complicated challenges dealing with HIPAA, especially as it relates to the storage, transmission, and use...more

Troutman Pepper

[Webinar] Beam It Up Safely: Navigating Data Privacy and Security in Telemedicine's Uncharted Territory - Sept. 17, 12:00pm EDT

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Science fiction programs once imagined a future where a doctor on a spaceship could treat a patient on a distant planet using groundbreaking technology. The health care industry may not yet have made this giant leap, but...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

[Webinar] Digital Health Update: Focus on Health Tech Startups - June 23, 1:00 CDT

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Health care startups are expected to attract billions in venture capital in the next few years. Despite the pace and excitement this surge of investment creates, these next-wave digital disruptors need to keep three legal...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Realizing the Potential of Telemedicine in China, Part 2: Data Privacy and Security

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The Chinese market presents a tremendous opportunity for U.S. hospitals and providers, as long as the intricacies of data privacy and security issues are thoroughly understood. This includes Chinese regulations regarding...more

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