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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

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Ep. 67 – Integrating Quality & Safety into Your Compliance Program (Replay of Ep. 18)

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If you’re trying to strengthen your organization’s compliance program, one of the most important recommendations from the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) General Compliance Program Guidance is to integrate quality and...more

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Ep. 60 – Assess EHR Safety Issues Using the 2025 SAFER Guides

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If your organization uses Electronic Health Records (EHRs), the recent updates to the SAFER Guidelines (Safety Assurance Factors for EHR Resilience) are essential for helping you assess the potential safety issues posed by...more

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Turnabout is Fair Play – “Junk Science” Litigation Aftermath: Requisite Retractions and Dubious Do-Overs

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Do plaintiffs’ experts get to put junk science before juries more often than their opinions are excluded? The answer is a resounding “probably.” Even in light of the December 2023 amendment to Federal Rule of Evidence and its...more

Smart & Biggar

Health Canada publishes guidance on submitting risk management plans

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As we previously reported, agile licensing amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations and Medical Devices Regulations were registered on November 29, 2024. We are continuing to update our previous article to reflect new...more

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Ep. 51 – Building Effective Compliance Committee Agendas

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Many healthcare organizations understand the importance of having a Compliance Committee but some struggle to use their committee effectively. The key to ensuring the Compliance Committee is effective is building smart...more

McDermott Will & Emery

FDA Reveals AI Development Cheat Sheet in Highly Anticipated Draft Guidances

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Early in the new year, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released two anticipated draft guidance documents focused on artificial intelligence (AI): Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Device Software Functions: Lifecycle...more

Ankura

Enhancing Cross-Border e-Discovery and Data Breach Investigations with AI

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Today’s interconnected world presents significant challenges for managing cross-border e-discovery and data breach investigations. These processes—critical for legal proceedings and cybersecurity—are often complicated by...more

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The Intersection of Agentic AI and Emerging Legal Frameworks

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The evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) has introduced systems capable of making autonomous decisions, known as agentic AI. While generative AI essentially “creates” – providing content such as text, images, etc. –...more

Dentons

Ep. 10 - How to Conduct an Effective Risk Assessment… And Why You Need One!

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The most successful compliance programs are constantly evolving and always in motion.  They are both action-oriented and flexible. How do you build a program that’s action-oriented and flexible?  You implement a detailed work...more

Burr & Forman

A New Year’s Resolution: Update Your Compliance Program Based on New Government Guidance

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For the year ending September 30, 2023, federal False Claims Act settlements and judgments exceeded $2.5 billion, much of which came from the health care industry. The largest, at over $487 million, stems from a finding by a...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: January 2024

New York has released proposed cybersecurity regulations for hospitals. The regulations, which were published in The State Register on Dec. 6 and will undergo a 60-day public comment period ending on Feb. 5, are designed to...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

11 Years After First Disclosure, L.A. Care Pays $1.3M, Says ‘Processing Errors’ Caused Breaches

Report on Patient Privacy 23, no. 10 (October, 2023) By 2016, it should have been clear to HIPAA covered entities that a security risk analysis—and corresponding risk management plan—were compliance basics. Yet, a new...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: October 2023

Report on Patient Privacy 23, no. 10 (October, 2023) Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals will pay California $49 million to resolve allegations that they unlawfully disposed of hazardous waste,...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Artificial intelligence: Compliance considerations for provider organizations

Artificial intelligence (AI) is nothing new to the healthcare industry, as many organizations and clinicians have utilized such tools in some capacity for many years. Imaging-related AI to support radiologists is not...more

Butler Snow LLP

Cybersecurity: What Businesses Need to Know

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Cybersecurity is a top concern for all industries, particularly for the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. These industries hold some of the most sensitive data and highly valuable technology, making them prime...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - V 4, Issue 2, February 2023

Illinois Supreme Court Allows Massive Damages in Biometric Privacy Cases - “The case involves Ohio-based fast-food company White Castle.” Why this is important: Illinois has the strictest biometric privacy law in the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Are You Ready for 2023? Here’s a Quick Checklist to Reduce Legal Risks in the New Year

The New Year energizes us to plan for success in the coming months. To increase the odds of meeting your business goals, we suggest taking a quick inventory of legal risks and brainstorming corrective actions for 2023...more

Butler Snow LLP

Can What the Supreme Court Said About Device Clearance in Lohr, a “Derelict on the Waters of the Law,” Finally Be Sunk?[1]

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Even though they are still quoted, statements in Medtronic v. Lohr, which question whether FDA (Food & Drug Administration) medical device clearance is a judgment about a device’s safety, no longer accurately describe what...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

What Did They Say About Cybersecurity in 2016? 8 Proclamations from Regulators and the Courts

There is no such thing as compliance with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (FTC). In September, the FTC dispelled a commonly held misconception regarding the NIST Framework: It “is not, and isn’t intended to be, a standard or...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Risk in Compliance Week: Part I – Forecasting

This week I will feature a series on risk in compliance where I will be joined by Ben Locwin, Director of Global R&D at BioGen and an operational strategist in pharma and healthcare, to explore risk forecast, risk assessment...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

OCR Stresses Importance of Authentication in Newsletter

In a recent newsletter, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) encourages health care organizations to review their procedures around authentication and “ensure that they have the appropriate safeguards in place.”...more

Cozen O'Connor

ACOs And Pay for Value … About the Data

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It has been over three years since the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its proposed rule and guidance on the development and implementation of Accountable Care Organizations. About four million...more

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