As outlined in our prior client alert, the healthcare industry can breathe a temporary sigh of relief as Congress has once again acted to extend for an additional six months the Medicare telehealth flexibilities implemented...more
As we begin a year that will once again be transformative for the industry, we are excited to present our comprehensive 2024 year-in-review, highlighting all that has happened and the trends that will shape 2025. ...more
1/22/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Cybersecurity ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Life Sciences ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Medical Devices ,
Medicare ,
OIG ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Section 340B ,
Telehealth
As the summer winds down, regulatory updates related to digital health services certainly do not appear to be showing any signs of cooling off. It has been a busy summer, and below we have summarized several key updates for...more
10/2/2024
/ Algorithms ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ,
Data-Sharing ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Digital Health ,
Final Rules ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
PHI ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Section 1557 ,
Telehealth ,
Transparency
Federal and state agencies continue to remain active this year, particularly with regard to laws that impact healthcare technology. As part of our ongoing efforts to track health technology-related legislation and...more
3/8/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Guidance Update ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Audits ,
Innovative Technology ,
Opioid ,
SAMHSA ,
Telehealth ,
Texting ,
Waivers
October has been a busy month for the OCR, which is tasked with enforcing the regulations issued under HIPAA. In the past week, the OCR released two new guidance documents aimed at reducing the privacy and security risks...more
11/2/2023
/ Business Associates ,
Compliance ,
Covered Entities ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Employment Policies ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Privacy Rule ,
New Guidance ,
OCR ,
Telehealth
To coincide with the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division (CRT)...more