SB 1120 (the “Bill”), which takes effect on January 1, 2025, amends existing California law to adopt guardrails around the use of artificial intelligence tools for the purpose of utilization management. As discussed in a...more
12/24/2024
/ Algorithms ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Audits ,
California ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
CMIA ,
Health Insurance ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Medical History ,
Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Information ,
Physicians ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Software
On August 29, 2024, the Office for Civil Rights of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS-OCR”) withdrew its appeal of an order by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas’...more
9/30/2024
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Class Action ,
Covered Entities ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
OCR ,
PHI ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Tracking Systems ,
Web Tracking
On June 27, 2023, the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) released its final rule (“Final Rule”) implementing penalties for information blocking....more
7/26/2023
/ 21st Century Cures Act ,
Compliance ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Digital Health ,
Electronic Health Record Incentives ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Information Blocking Rules ,
OIG ,
Penalties ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Technology
The onset of the COVID-19 public health emergency (“PHE”) led to a surge in the use of telehealth by health care providers. In addition, the PHE fueled a boom in the number of direct-to-consumer (“DTC”) telehealth platforms,...more
6/2/2022
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Digital Health ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Patient Access ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Relief Measures ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine