Welcome to Vital Signs, a curated compilation of the latest legal and regulatory developments in digital health....more
6/4/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Clinical Trials ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Digital Health ,
Drug Pricing ,
Executive Orders ,
FDA Approval ,
Food & Drug Regulations ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Innovative Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
Medical Devices ,
New Regulations ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Telehealth
While hospitals will no longer be formally considered sensitive locations under new immigration directives, health care facilities and providers maintain responsibility to protect access to patient care and confidentiality....more
1/27/2025
/ Data Privacy ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
EMTALA ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Patient Access ,
Patient Privacy Rights
Welcome to Vital Signs, a curated compilation of the latest legal and regulatory developments in digital health. Our lead article reports on HHS' recent final rule on the confidentiality of substance use disorder patient...more
3/20/2024
/ Consent ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
DEA ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Digital Health ,
Draft Guidance ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Life Sciences ,
Medical Devices ,
OCR ,
Personal Information ,
Popular ,
Risk Management ,
Telehealth
We bring you Vital Signs, a curated, one-stop resource on the most notable digital health law updates from our U.S. and global contributors. In Industry Insights, our lawyers describe the increasingly common regulation of...more
11/27/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
DEA ,
Digital Health ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Life Sciences ,
Machine Learning ,
Popular ,
Public Health ,
Telehealth
We bring you Vital Signs, a curated, one-stop resource on the most notable digital health law updates from our U.S. and global contributors. In Industry Insights, we take an in-depth look at generative artificial intelligence...more
9/15/2023
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Data Privacy ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Digital Health ,
End-Users ,
EULA ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Machine Learning ,
OIG ,
Popular ,
Software ,
Telehealth
In March 1997, the Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") published a final rule, codified in 21 CFR Part 11 ("Part 11"), establishing the privacy, security, and reliability criteria for electronic records and electronic...more