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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

4 Healthcare Regulatory Fundraising Fundamentals

Jeremy Sherer and Thora Johnson share insight on: Key due diligence considerations for healthtech companies State and federal regulations aimed at virtual care delivery...more

BakerHostetler

What’s Hot in Healthcare: Digital Health Regulatory Update

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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

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Vital Signs: Digital Health Law Update | Winter 2024

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Welcome to Vital Signs, a curated compilation of the latest legal and regulatory developments in digital health. Our lead article reports on HHS' recent final rule on the confidentiality of substance use disorder patient...more

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Vital Signs: Digital Health Law Update | Fall 2023

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We bring you Vital Signs, a curated, one-stop resource on the most notable digital health law updates from our U.S. and global contributors. In Industry Insights, our lawyers describe the increasingly common regulation of...more

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Vital Signs Digital Health Law Update | Summer 2023

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We bring you Vital Signs, a curated, one-stop resource on the most notable digital health law updates from our U.S. and global contributors. In Industry Insights, we take an in-depth look at generative artificial intelligence...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Regulators Send Warning Letter to Hospitals and Telehealth Providers About Tracking Technology Use

The FTC and OCR at HHS are continuing to scrutinize the use of tracking technologies that may reveal information about a person’s health or health status. Both agencies recently sent a letter to a reported 130 hospitals and...more

Fenwick & West Life Sciences Group

A Complex Regulatory Landscape Emerges for Telemedicine

Every year, Rock Health surveys the digital health landscape, noting the changing trends related to adoption by providers, patients and payers of these innovative new technologies....more

Holland & Knight LLP

Lessons Learned from FTC Enforcement Action Against BetterHelp

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is on a roll in its efforts to signal to the digital health industry that data privacy must be a priority. The FTC announced a consent decree with BetterHelp on March 2, 2023, to settle...more

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In the Metaverse, Existing Healthcare Rules Apply

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Providers and platforms should know that healthcare in the metaverse — which may involve telepresence, digital twinning, and blockchain — is subject to ‘real life’ regulations. The metaverse uses technologies such as...more

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Vital Signs: Digital Health Law Update | July 2022

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Lawyer Spotlight: Artificial intelligence innovations continue to fuel advances across diverse life science applications, including drug discovery and digital health. This month, we highlight two lawyers who help clients...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Office of Civil Rights Publishes Guidance on Use of Audio-Only Telehealth Services

As telehealth services surged in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, unique compliance challenges likewise developed in unexpected ways. Recognizing these challenges, the Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) indicated that it would...more

Proskauer - Health Care Law Brief

Key Legal Issues Facing Telehealth Platforms, as Compliance Concerns Bubble for Platforms Launched During the Public Health...

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

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Top 5 Legal Issues in Digital Health to Watch for in 2022

The use of digital health to deliver healthcare has seen unprecedented growth over the past few years, with significant acceleration due to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE). As patients seek ways to empower...more

K&L Gates LLP

US Regulatory Considerations Applicable to Digital Health Providers and Suppliers – Part I: HIPAA

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Digital health technologies are revolutionizing the global health environment by advancing healthcare services, Big Data analytics and medical device development and innovation, expanding the reach, accessibility and...more

Jones Day

Telehealth Awareness Week: Insights on Telehealth

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In support of the American Telemedicine Association's Telehealth Awareness Week (September 19-25, 2021), Jones Day's Digital Health team shared key insights on various legal topics applicable to telehealth. Jones Day's...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

[Webinar] Protecting the Telehealth Consumer: FTC and State-Based Considerations - June 22nd, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

As the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States is easing, telemedicine is facing an important crossroads. While telehealth services have demonstrated their value as an integral part of care delivery, federal and state waivers...more

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The Future is Digital Healthcare

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The use of digital technologies has accelerated almost overnight due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with healthcare providers and patients finding new and innovative, socially-distanced ways to deliver and receive services. This...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Top 5 Telehealth Law Predictions for 2021

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With 2020 officially behind us, what does 2021 have in store for telemedicine and digital health policy? A year ago, our team predicted 2020 would bring “notable expansions in Medicare and Medicaid coverage” and “the...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Consumer Demand in Digital Health Data and Innovation

Digital health companies are producing increasingly innovative products at a rapidly accelerating pace, fueled in large part by the expansive healthcare data ecosystem and the data strategies for harnessing the power of that...more

Polsinelli

Remote Patient Monitoring Opportunities and Risks for Technology Vendors and Providers

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In recent years, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded coverage for remote patient monitoring (RPM) services under Medicare. RPM services include establishing, implementing, revising, and...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

21st Century Cures: A Closer Look

On December 7, 2016, the US Congress enacted the 21st Century Cures Act, substantial legislation intended to accelerate “discovery, development and delivery” of medical therapies by encouraging biomedical research investment,...more

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Alert: Key Regulatory Considerations for Digital Health Companies

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Digital health is a growing field that promises improved patient education, wellness, engagement, access to care, and outcomes, among other things. However, with these new technologies come unique regulatory concerns that...more

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