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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -

The European Health Data Space – What EU Health Care Providers and Data Holders Need To Know

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 6/26/2025

- On 26 March 2025, the European Health Data Space (EHDS) Regulation entered into force. The regulation establishes a comprehensive framework for health-data sharing and access in the EU, with the dual aim of supporting the...more

Council of the EU adopts the European Health Data Space Regulation

A&O Shearman on 1/29/2025

On January 21 2025, the Council of the European Union (Council) announced its decision to adopt the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Health Data Space (EHDS). As we have previously...more

European Health Data Space: a revolution for electronic health records

Hogan Lovells on 1/5/2023

Health care providers (both private and public) store and make use of electronic health records ("EHRs") in the context of providing health care services. However, the configuration of such EHRs by health providers in the EU...more

The European Health Data Space - Panacea or Poison Pill?

Latham & Watkins LLP on 11/2/2022

On 3 May 2022, the European Commission launched its proposal for a Regulation for the European Health Data Space to “unleash the full potential of health data”. However, questions arise as to whether this proposal is a...more

Solo lo stato può imporre un obbligo di vaccinazione

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 3/2/2021

Il Tribunale di Messina, con ordinanza del 12 dicembre 2020, ha disposto la disapplicazione del Decreto con il quale l’Assessorato Regionale della Salute della Regione Sicilia disponeva un obbligo di vaccinazione...more

International News: Focus on Global Privacy and Cybersecurity - September 2020

McDermott Will & Emery on 9/15/2020

Generally, contact tracing refers to an effort by public health officials to identify individuals with whom a patient who has tested positive for an infectious disease has been in close proximity. Public health officials will...more

Privacy and Data Security Alert | December 2019

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 12/18/2019

SDNY Rejects Standing under “Increased Risk” Theory Where Data Not Targeted or Stolen - The Southern District of New York rejected a settlement that would have resolved a class action based on the unauthorized (and...more

2018 Digital Health Data Developments – Navigating Change in 2019

McDermott Will & Emery on 2/5/2019

Data privacy and security legislation and enforcement saw significant activity in 2018 and early 2019. McDermott’s 2018 Digital Health Year in Review: Focus on Data report – the first in a four-part series – highlights...more

Weekly Trends Report – 1/23/2019 Insights

Association of Certified E-Discovery... on 1/24/2019

Insight into where e-discovery, information governance cybersecurity, and digital transformation are heading – who is doing what now or in the future, what works and what doesn’t, and what people wish they could do but can’t...more

U.S. hospitals will continue to grapple with GDPR compliance in 2019

Bricker Graydon LLP on 1/10/2019

When the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) became effective on May 25, 2018, many US-based hospitals struggled to determine whether they were subject to the GDPR and, if so, what they must do to...more

Does GDPR Regulate Clinical Care Delivery by US Health Care Providers?

McDermott Will & Emery on 2/27/2018

The General Data Protection Regulation establishes protections for the privacy and security of personal data about individuals in the European Economic Area countries, and potentially affects the medical tourism programs and...more

Practical GDPR Steps for US-Headquartered Life Sciences Companies

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on 2/13/2018

In case you had not heard, the European Union is replacing its current privacy laws with a new, comprehensive General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which takes effect May 25, 2018. The essential principles of the EU’s...more

International News: Focus on Health Care - Fall 2017

McDermott Will & Emery on 9/5/2017

Nationalism and Cross-Border M&A: Navigating Populist Politics in Deal Making - More than half of the G20 countries voted-in campaigns that focused on harming foreign, outside interests as a means to strengthen domestic...more

General Data Protection Regulation: What It Means For US Healthcare/Life Science Companies (Part One)

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 8/25/2017

The clock is ticking: on May 25, 2018, in less than a year from now, the General Data Protection Regulation (“the GDPR”) will apply in all Member States of the European Union (“EU”) and will replace the Directive 95/46/CE...more

An Opportunity to Shape Compliance with GDPR

Hogan Lovells on 4/24/2017

A close observer of the GDPR will have noticed that, in several places, individual EU Member States can implement derogations from the GDPR requirements. Of course, as a regulation under EU law there is less scope for local...more

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