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HHS Announces New and Renewed Efforts to Promote Health Information Sharing and Interoperability

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In the past few months, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) has announced new and renewed initiatives to promote health information sharing and interoperability among health information technology...more

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Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Bain Capital Acquires UST HealthProof

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Bain Capital has acquired UST HealthProof from UST, according to a news release. UST HealthProof is a provider of technology-enabled services and solutions for health plans....more

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HHS Steps Up Enforcement on Health Information Blocking

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The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced, on September 3, 2025, a major enforcement initiative targeting “information blocking” – the practice of restricting access, exchange, or use of electronic health...more

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Texas, Illinois, and Colorado Legislative Developments Impact Healthcare AI and Other Industries While U.S. Congress Fails to Pass...

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State lawmakers continue to move faster than Congress on regulating artificial intelligence (AI). Recent activity in Texas and Illinois adds three distinct compliance regimes—including two new laws in Texas, one general and...more

King & Spalding

Texas Enacts New Law on Electronic Health Records Including Requirements on Local Data Storage in the U.S. and AI Usage

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A new Texas law governing electronic health records (“EHR"), Senate Bill 1188 (“S.B. 1188”), is going into effect September 1, 2025. The bill sets out a number of new requirements and additions to the Texas Health and Safety...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

HHS Announces Increased Resources to Enforce Information Blocking Prohibition

On September 3, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that HHS would increase resources to enforce the information blocking prohibition under the 21st Century Cures Act. Generally, the...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

HHS announces information blocking enforcement “crackdown”

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced its intent to begin actively enforcing the information blocking regulations adopted under the 21st Century Cures Act, in a press release on September 3, 2025, and...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

False Claims Act Insights - An FCA Perspective on Artificial Intelligence in the Healthcare Industry

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Host Jonathan Porter welcomes the Coker Group’s Andy Sobczyk to the podcast to discuss the risks and opportunities associated with implementing artificial intelligence (AI) solutions in the healthcare industry. The...more

King & Spalding

White House and CMS Announce Health Technology Ecosystem Initiative

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On July 30, 2025, CMS issued a press release announcing its Health Tech Ecosystem initiative, a voluntary, patient-centric initiative aimed at utilizing technology to improve the patient experience. The main goals of the...more

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CMS Proposes Reimbursement Changes for Remote Patient Monitoring

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On July 14, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Proposed Rule (PFS Proposed Rule). The PFS Proposed Rule proposes to reduce requirements for several...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

Systematic review endorses integration of DTI imaging in clinical assessment of “mild” traumatic brain injury

The use of diffusion tensor imaging (“DTI”) to assess mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) has been discussed in several prior posts. Also as discussed in prior posts, DTI evidence has been challenged in dozens of cases (the...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Revolutionizing Med Neg Cases with AI

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The rapid evolution of technology is revolutionizing the legal practice. For plaintiff attorneys handling medical negligence cases, incorporating advanced tools—especially artificial intelligence—brings both challenges and...more

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Highlights of the FY 2026 IPPS final rule

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Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued all the fiscal year (FY) 2026 Medicare final regulations for different facility types: hospice facilities, inpatient psychiatric facilities, inpatient...more

Maynard Nexsen

Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 245: Using AI to Improve Radiology with Angela Adams of...

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This week, Lynnsey and Lauren are joined by Angela Adams, a leading voice in healthcare technology and the CEO of Inflo Health. Angela shares how Inflo Health is using AI to solve a critical gap in care: missed radiology...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

CMS Announces Creation of Health Tech Ecosystem for Improving Access to Patient Data

During a “Make Health Tech Great Again” event on July 30, 2025 at the White House, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its intent to create a digital health ecosystem, in partnership with private...more

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CMMI Proposes Mandatory Ambulatory Specialty Model in 2026 PFS Proposed Rule: Key Considerations for Health Care Organizations...

In the CY 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule (PFS Proposed Rule), released on July 14, 2025, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) introduced the Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM), a new...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

HealthTech Due Diligence: Key Privacy/Security Factors

Join Thora Johnson and Jeremy Sherer to learn about: Evaluating compliance through privacy notices Key questions to address, from leadership accountability to employee training...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Healthcare Trends & Transactions Q2 2025

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The healthcare mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market remained active in Q2 2025, with several sectors including physician practice management (PPM), clinical research, and digital health experiencing continued investment and...more

Baker Donelson

OIG Advisory Opinion 25-08: Unfavorable DME – Vendor Payment Arrangement

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On July 1, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued Advisory Opinion 25-08, an unfavorable opinion discussing a proposed arrangement in which a medical device company...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

FTC Looks to Leverage PADFAA Enforcement to Help Limit Exposure of Consumer Data

In recent comments, Commissioner Holyoak signaled that the Federal Trade Commission will prioritize enforcement of the Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act (PADFAA), a law that empowers the FTC to police...more

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One Big Beautiful Bill Act Includes $50 Billion Rural Health Transformation Program

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President Donald Trump signed H.R. 1, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB), into law on July 4, 2025. (For a detailed analysis of the bill, see Holland & Knight's previous alert, "Trump Signs the One Big Beautiful...more

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Health Information Technology Policy Under the Trump Administration

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Patient engagement. Information blocking. Interoperability. These buzz words are flying around the health information technology (HIT) world as the Trump administration starts to make its mark on the HIT policy landscape....more

Epstein Becker & Green

HealthBench: Advancing the Standard for Evaluating AI in Health Care

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The Evolution of Health Care AI Benchmarking - Artificial Intelligence (AI) foundation models have demonstrated impressive performance on medical knowledge tests in recent years, with developers proudly announcing their...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

CMS Seeks Healthcare Industry Input on Future of Digital Health

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Comments on the RFI, due by June 16, present a rare opportunity to shape future technology standards, reporting requirements, and business opportunities....more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Former OCR Director Fontes Rainer Reflects On ‘Imperfect’ RSP Law, Urges Final Security Reg

In October, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) fined Providence Medical Institute (PMI) $240,000, an amount that reflected a 20% discount for having “recognized security practices” (RSPs) in place. But many more covered...more

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