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CDA update: new five-year strategic plan and position statement on using AI in health technology assessments

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On April 15, 2025, Canada’s Drug Agency (CDA) released its new five-year strategic plan, Insight to Impact 2025-2030. Formerly the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH), this is the CDA’s first...more

Maynard Nexsen

Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 236: Advocating for Accessible Diagnoses with Sydney...

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In this powerful episode, hosts Heather and Matthew are joined by Sydney Severance, a young woman and former competitive athlete whose life changed dramatically when she unexpectedly became wheelchair-bound. After a...more

Bennett Jones LLP

BBHIC 2025: Key Insights From Canada’s Leading Healthcare Investment Conference

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The Bloom Burton & Co. Healthcare Investor Conference (BBHIC), held in Toronto this week, drew over 1,500 global participants to one of Canada's leading events for healthcare investment and innovation. The conference brought...more

Dentons

Ep. 58 – Addressing Potential Discrimination in Patient Care Decision Support Tools

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Effective May 1, 2025, the Section 1557 regulations require covered healthcare providers to take reasonable steps by May 1, 2025, to identify and mitigate the risk of discrimination when they use AI and other emergency...more

Knobbe Martens

An Alternative for Treating Mitral Regurgitation Receives Support for Ongoing Trial

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Mitral regurgitation is the most common form of valvular heart disease and affects around 10% of Americans over 75. It occurs when the mitral valve, which is located between the left atrium and the left ventricle, doesn’t...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

AI News Roundup – Pew poll reveals AI pessimism among American public, AI-assisted treatment found to reduce Parkinson’s symptoms,...

To help you stay on top of the latest news, our AI practice group has compiled a roundup of the developments we are following....more

Knobbe Martens

Boston Scientific Agrees to Acquire Sonivie Ltd. For up to $540 Million

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Boston Scientific recently announced it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire SoniVie Ltd. According to the press release, SoniVie is a privately held medical device company that developed the TIVUS Intravascular...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

British Columbia and Prince Edward Island Sign Pharmacare Agreement with Canada Under New Pharmacare Act

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On February 27, 2025, the Government of Canada and Manitoba signed the first national pharmacare agreements under Canada’s Bill C-64, An Act respecting pharmacare (the “Pharmacare Act”), which received royal assent on October...more

Blank Rome LLP

Unlocking the Future of Healthcare: How to Drive Innovative Strategies

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Episode 14: Unlocking the Future of Healthcare: How to Drive Innovative Strategies - In this episode of Bright Minds in Healthcare Delivery, host Eric Tower interviews Michael Stamatinos, who has nearly 20 years of experience...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Five Questions With a Health Lawyer: Stacey L. Callaghan

What is your favorite part about practicing healthcare law at McDermott? My favorite part about practicing healthcare law here at McDermott is the phenomenal team. There are thought leaders in every sub-specialty you can...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Who’s Blocking Me? Competition Law Issues With Healthcare Information Blocking

This week on the American Bar Association’s Our Curious Amalgam podcast, co-hosts Jeny Maier, Managing Partner at Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider, and Matt Tabas, Antitrust & Competition Partner at Arnold & Porter, are joined by...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Trump Administration May Expand Access to IVF Services

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On February 18, 2025, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing his administration to develop policy recommendations within 90 days to increase access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) services and to reduce...more

Benesch

Dialysis & Nephrology Digest - February 2025

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A New Hope in Kidney Transplants: The Promise of Xenotransplantation - Joe’s struggle for a kidney transplant highlights a dire reality: donor shortages are leaving countless patients in limbo. Enter Dr. PK, a pioneering...more

Polsinelli

Generative Artificial Intelligence Leveraged to Deliver Healthcare - Legal Risks and Issues

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With daily media reports citing to the explosion of interest in Artificial Intelligence (“AI”), AI start-ups have attracted a huge capital influx. During the last fiscal quarter of 2024 ending on December 31st, investors...more

Dentons

Ep. 47 – Make Your HIPAA Security Program Dynamic

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“Almost every stage of modern healthcare relies on stable and secure computer and network technologies.” The above is a direct quote from the Office of Civil Rights for Health & Human Services (“OCR”) in its proposed...more

A&O Shearman

Key regulatory changes impacting the healthcare industry in the EU and Germany in 2025

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The regulatory frameworks in the life sciences and healthcare sector keep evolving rapidly and dynamically. Several important legislative reforms have been adopted over the last years, which are set to impact players in the...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Section 1557 Patient Care Decision Support Tools, Anti-Discrimination Compliance: 12 Things to Consider

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In April 2024, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule reinterpreting Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex,...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Bipartisan House Task Force Report Outlines Key Areas of AI Focus for Health Care

As the New Year begins, questions surrounding how recent election results will impact technology regulation across industries loom large. It’s hardly a bold prediction that artificial intelligence (“AI”) and the regulation...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Healthy AI: 2024 Year in Review

On October 30, 2023, President Biden signed Executive Order 14110, laying the groundwork for the ethical and secure deployment of AI across industries, including healthcare. This comprehensive directive outlines policy goals...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Takeaways From Texas AG’s Novel AI Health Settlement

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On Sept. 18, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a settlement with healthcare technology company Pieces Technology pursuant to the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act. Originally published in...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Healthcare Authority Newsletter - December 2024 #2

News Briefs - Congress Taking on Healthcare Policies Set to Expire - Congress has begun discussions on important healthcare policies set to expire on December 31....more

ArentFox Schiff

FCA Enforcement & Compliance Digest — Fall 2024 False Claims Act Newsletter

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Welcome to the Fall 2024 issue of “FCA Enforcement & Compliance Digest,” our quarterly newsletter in which we compile essential updates on False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement trends, litigation, agency guidance, and compliance...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

AdvaMed, Releases AI White Paper

AdvaMed, the world’s largest medical technology association representing device, diagnostics and digital technology companies, released a white paper that reviews the current landscape of artificial intelligence (AI)-based...more

Ankura

The Impact of the Proposed 2025 Physician Fee Schedule on Parity and Delivery

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Healthcare in the United States is undergoing significant changes, particularly in the areas of reimbursement and coverage of telehealth, substance use disorders (SUDs), and mental health services. The proposed 2025 Physician...more

Jones Day

Inaugural Meeting for FDA's Digital Health Advisory Committee to Focus on GenAI-enabled Medical Devices

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's ("FDA") new advisory committee on digital health is set to examine its approach for evaluating and regulating the safety and effectiveness of medical devices utilizing generative...more

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