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Baker Donelson

Powering Up Part 2: HHS Announced OCR Enforcement Authority for Part 2 Final Rule

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The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) will be ready to enforce the 2024 Part 2 Final Rule by the February 16, 2026, compliance deadline now that the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has delegated enforcement...more

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Compliance Under Pressure: Audit Readiness for Healthcare Providers

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In today’s healthcare environment, compliance is a defining element of patient care quality, operational integrity, and public trust. Oversight from agencies such as the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), the Centers for Medicare...more

Butler Snow LLP

Empowering Healthcare with AI and Wearables: Smarter Data, Better Care … Or Not

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The advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare information management is an unpredictable journey, both thrilling and daunting, akin to the wild west. Healthcare accounts for over 30% of the world’s data...more

Goodwin

New Texas Law Regulates Use of EHRs and AI Tools

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Texas Senate Bill (SB) 1188 is effective September 1, 2025, and imposes new legal obligations on certain covered entities, including healthcare practitioners, regarding the privacy, security, and processing of electronic...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Key Trends Shaping Life Sciences IP Licensing

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The life sciences industry continues to evolve rapidly, driven by technological advancements, shifting economic conditions, and global market dynamics. As companies navigate this complex landscape, several key trends are...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

White House Announces Nation Health Data Tracking System of Personal Health Data

The White House announced it is launching a health data tracking system early next year that involves an unprecedented partnership between the federal government, providers, payors, and private sector technology companies....more

Offit Kurman

Planning and Parting Wisdom to Consider for Your College-Bound Children

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Sending a child off to college is a major milestone — one filled with pride, excitement, and, in my case, a little anxiety. Two years ago, I sent my eldest to Europe for her university experience and, while my second is...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

Risks and Regulations with the Use of AI in Behavioral Health

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As some studies estimate that nearly 23% of the adult population lives with a mental illness, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into mental health care has transformative potential in terms of accessibility,...more

Benesch

Dental/DSO Intelligence Monthly Report: July 2025

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As government scrutiny of the healthcare industry intensifies, enforcement agencies are casting wider nets to recover funds based on narrowly interpreted violations. This puts not only healthcare providers but also those...more

Verrill

Legal Readiness for AI in Healthcare: A Provider’s Quick Guide

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to revolutionize industries and is poised to bring transformative change in healthcare delivery, drug discovery, diagnostics, and data analysis and communication. This technology is...more

Perkins Coie

Coast to Coast: Privacy Enforcement Heats Up with Healthline and TicketNetwork Settlements

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As the 2025 summer heat continues and as state privacy laws continue to mature, enforcement actions are beginning to shape the compliance landscape for businesses nationwide—from the coast of California to the shores of...more

A&O Shearman

AI in healthcare: Legal and ethical considerations in this new frontier

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Can human beings cure all diseases in our lifetime? For centuries, humanity has strived to cure diseases. With the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the dream of a disease-free world seems more attainable than ever...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Texas Judge Strikes Down HIPAA’s Reproductive Health Amendment

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Last month, Judge Matthew Kaszmaryk of the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, in Purl v. United Stated Department of Health and Human Services, No. 2:24-cv-00228-Z (N.D. Tex Jun. 18, 2025) struck down nearly all...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

OIG Audit Finds Cybersecurity Gaps at Large Northeastern Hospital

On July 11, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) posted a report that announced the findings of a cybersecurity audit it conducted of a large Northeastern...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

A Prescription for Caution: Senators Release Investigative Report on Direct-To-Consumer Telehealth Models

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On July 17, the offices of Senators Durbin (D. IL.), Warren (D. MA.), Sanders (I. VT.), and Welch (D. VT.) (collectively, “Senators”) released a report summarizing the results of a nine month investigation into...more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

Navigating New Jersey’s Medical Spa Regulatory Landscape: Key Compliance and Risk Management Considerations

The medical spa industry is thriving, but with growth comes complexity, particularly in New Jersey where healthcare and professional licensing rules intersect with business and real-estate regulations. For physicians, nurses,...more

NAVEX

AI in Healthcare: Why Compliance Can’t Afford to Fall Behind

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The healthcare sector is rapidly embracing artificial intelligence (AI), from predictive diagnostics and clinical decision support to patient engagement and operational automation. With this innovation comes an urgent...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Purl v HHS: Resetting the Reproductive Health Privacy Landscape

Reproductive health privacy is once again in the legal spotlight with a recent federal district court decision that struck down nearly all of a recent rule under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)...more

Clark Hill PLC

Right To Know - July 2025, Vol. 31

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Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things cyber, privacy, and technology, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed. State Action: Texas Limits Punitive Damage Liability For Data Security Breach...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Countdown to 2026: What Will the Texas AI Law Mean for Businesses?

Texas is getting into the AI action, with a new law (the Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act) that will place restrictions not only on AI use by government agencies, but businesses as well. In particular,...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Episode 36: Let’s Talk Compliance: The Risks and Pitfalls of Health Care Supply Chain Compliance

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In this episode, Monica Chmielewski, vice chair of Foley’s Health Care Practice Group and Shannon Sumner, Chief Compliance Officer and Nashville’s Office Managing Principal of PYA explore how supply chain compliance is...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Holland & Knight Health Dose: July 15, 2025

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The U.S. House of Representatives returns from a district work period. The U.S. Senate is expected to consider the $9.4 billion rescissions package that passed the House last month. If not passed by July 18, 2025, the...more

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U.S. District Court Ruling Vacates HIPAA Final Rule that Strengthened Privacy Protections for Reproductive Health Information

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On June 18, 2025, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas Amarillo Division issued an opinion, Purl v. Department of Health and Human Services, declaring the U.S. Department of Health and Human...more

Shipman & Goodwin LLP

A Balancing Act: Privacy Issues And Responding to A Federal Subpoena Investigating Transgender Care

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On Wednesday, July 9, 2025, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued more than 20 subpoenas to physicians and clinics (the “Providers”) who provide gender-affirming care to transgender youth. According to the...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Virginia’s Protection of Reproductive Health Information Law – Part Two, Compliance and Implementation

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In Part Two of this FAQ series, we continue to break down Virginia’s Senate Bill 754, Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices, etc., reproductive or sexual health information (Act), which amends the Virginia Consumer...more

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