Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 248: Fighting Addiction and Expanding Access to Treatment with Sara Howe and Morgan Coyner of APNC
False Claims Act Insights - An FCA Perspective on Artificial Intelligence in the Healthcare Industry
Hospice Insights Podcast - Hospice Audit Updates: Hospices Fare Well in Federal Court
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 245: Using AI to Improve Radiology with Angela Adams of Inflo Health
Podcast - Regulating AI in Healthcare: The Road Ahead
Can Food Really Be Medicine? Transforming Health Care One Bite at a Time – Diagnosing Health Care Video Podcast
What’s in Your Operating Agreement? Legal Tips for Healthcare Providers
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 244: The Future of Independent Physician Practices with Ray Waldrup of The Leaders Rheum
Beyond the Bylaws: The Medical Staff Show - Need to Know: How to Manage Medical Staff Confidentiality and Privilege Protections
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 243: HIPAA Compliance and Potential Changes with Shannon Lipham of Maynard Nexsen
New Virginia "Workplace Violence" Definition and Healthcare Reporting Law: What's the Tea in L&E?
Hospice Insights Podcast - AI in Action: Exploring How AI Is Helping Hospices Do Things in New Ways
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 241: Fighting Nurse Burnout with Data-Driven Innovation with Dr. Ecoee Rooney of Indicator Sciences
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 240: Independent Practice In Dermatology with Dr. Darragh and Dr. Shuler of Carolina Dermatology
Podcast: Addressing Patient Complaints About Privacy Violations
False Claims Act Insights - How Payment Suspensions Can Impact FCA Litigation
Evolving AI Legislation: Federal Policies, Task Forces, and Proposed Laws — The Good Bot Podcast
Podcast - Innovations and Insights in the Palliative Care Space
ADA Compliance for Medical and Dental Practices: Responding to Inquiries and Investigations
False Claims Act Insights - Trump DOJ Sharpens Its Focus on Healthcare Fraud
News Briefs - Visa Restrictions Impacting Hospitals Awaiting Foreign Residents - Some hospitals in the U.S. are without essential staff because international doctors who were set to start their medical training were delayed...more
On the afternoon of July 4, President Trump signed into law H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act – comprehensive budget reconciliation legislation that represents the core of President’s second-term domestic agenda and...more
Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more
Health Policy Fireside Chat: What to Expect from the New Administration - Bill Mathias, Member at Bass, Berry & Sims, engaged in a fireside chat with Colin Roskey, Principal at FHP Strategies, former Deputy Assistant...more
One mandate under the PPACA required health care providers, non-grandfathered health insurance issuers and self-insured group health plans to provide consumers with access to information about the cost of services before they...more
Last week, the Trump administration and Congress proposed spending cuts that if enacted are likely to affect federally funded health insurance programs such as Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA). These cuts could...more
In recent years, courts have ruled upon a growing number of cases arising from delivery of and payment for gender affirming care. At the same time, state legislatures have passed a variety of laws aimed at such services. ...more
On November 12, 2020, the Trump administration published its final rule on price transparency (the “Final Rule”) requiring affected entities to publicly release personalized information on out-of-pocket costs as well as...more
The following provides a high-level overview of how the November 3, 2020 election results will impact certain health care issues and policies. This analysis assumes that the Biden-Harris Electoral College win will be...more
Health care policy and business face consequential times ahead, with Election Day Nov. 3 and a challenge to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) being heard before the Supreme Court on Nov. 10. In February 2018, two months after...more
On Thursday, Sept. 24, President Trump announced his long-awaited health care plan, the “America First Healthcare Vision,” aimed at replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and reshaping our nation’s health care system. The...more
The viral outbreak that exploded out of central China suddenly has captured the rapt attention of Wall Street, the White House, and Americans from coast to coast. The rising pitch and politicization of the important...more
The U.S. healthcare industry remains at a crossroads. The healthcare reform legislation passed under President Barack Obama in 2010, officially called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) but widely referred...more
Millions of Americans may sigh at Bertha, Barney, or Betty, or whatever they’ve nicknamed the beat-up family vehicle parked out front: “Wouldn’t it be great, if only we could afford a nicer, newer model?”...more
Iron poor blood? For many of a certain age, mere mention of that phrase conjures the major advertising campaigns of yore for a popular, over-the-counter nostrum called Geritol. The tonic is still around and sells for less...more
Upcoming Hearings/Markups - Tuesday, July 16, 2019 - House Committee on Energy and Commerce: “Oversight of Federal Efforts to Combat the Spread of Illicit Fentanyl” The House Committee on Energy and Commerce,...more
Below is this week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update,” which is posted on Mondays when Congress is in session. TRUMP, DEMOCRATIC LEADERS TO MEET ON DRUG PRICES - During a White House meeting last week on infrastructure...more
When patients battle with the desperate extremes of a disease like a fast-spreading cancer, it isn’t just the radiation and chemo therapies that sap their spirits, there’s a demoralizing runner-up concern: The constant...more
When it comes to something as crucial as health care, let’s keep it simple: Americans deserve better than this …...more
Health and Welfare Plan Update - It is 9:00 p.m., do you know where your health plan data is? As IT systems continue to expand, and data is accessed, moved and stored in many new and different ways, the Office for Civil...more
Upcoming Hearings - Tuesday, March 26, 2019 - Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP): “Implementing the 21st Century Cures Act: Making Electronic Health Information Available to Patients and...more
President Trump's fiscal year 2020 (FY20) budget proposal for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reflects the Trump Administration's priorities to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), implement...more
Coming Week’s Highlights: This week’s focus by many will be whether the government shuts down once more. Legislation must be passed and signed by the President by February 15, in order to keep the departments not yet funded...more
As K&L Gates begins its third season of Triage: Rapid Legal Lessons for Busy Health Care Professionals, Hilary Bowman previews several topics that the health care practice group anticipates will have a significant impact on...more
In 2018, President Donald Trump and numerous executive branch agencies announced proposals that, if implemented, will reshape the landscape for virtually every sector of the health care industry. Many of these proposals are...more