Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 245: Using AI to Improve Radiology with Angela Adams of Inflo Health
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
New Virginia "Workplace Violence" Definition and Healthcare Reporting Law: What's the Tea in L&E?
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
The Trend of Threatening Physicians for Personal Gain
Taking the Pulse: A Health Care & Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 239: Understanding the 340B Pricing Program with Chuck Melendi of Disruptive Dialogue
Podcast: Addressing Patient Complaints About Privacy Violations
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 236: Advocating for Accessible Diagnoses with Sydney Severance of Operation Upright
Podcast - Navigating the New Landscape of Private Equity in Healthcare
Beyond the Bylaws: The Medical Staff Show | The Role of Bylaws in Medical Staff Governance, Part II
Executive Actions Impact Federally Funded Research: What Institutions Should Do Now – Diagnosing Health Care Video Podcast
Criminal Health Care Fraud Enforcement: Projections for 2025 and Beyond – Diagnosing Health Care Video Podcast
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 229: Public Health in South Carolina with Dr. Edward Simmer of SC Dept of Public Health
Beyond the Bylaws: The Medical Staff Show - The Role of Bylaws in Medical Staff Governance, Part I
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 226: Orlando Health’s Expansions and Research with Amy Allen and Thibaut Van Marke of Orlando Health
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 224: Healthcare Practice Operations with Steve McPheeters of HighFive Healthcare
Compliance and Value-Based Care
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 219: The Evolving Nursing Industry with Terry McDonnell of Duke University Health System
The Evolving Landscape of Behavioral Health Transactions: Insights from Industry Professionals
News Briefs - Judge Rules Against Administration's HHS Reorg, Reductions - California District Judge Susan Illston has granted a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration's recent reductions in force across...more
News Briefs - Judge Blocks Trump from Cutting Billions in State Health Funding - A federal judge said she will grant a request from 23 states to issue an emergency block on the federal government's rescindment of billions in...more
News Briefs - Hospital, Device Makers Seeking Exemptions on Tariffs - Medical device makers, hospitals, and other key health industries are pressing to gain exemptions under the Trump administration's new tariff regime with...more
Pennsylvania’s Safe Haven Law, also known as the Newborn Protection Act (the Act), allows parents to surrender their infants at hospitals, EMS providers and police stations without criminal liability, but for a few...more
New York Department of Health (DOH) regulations provide that an adult home may not admit additional residents with serious mental illness if it has a capacity of 80 or more beds and its resident population is over 25% persons...more
On January 8, 2025, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed into law “An Act Enhancing the Health Care Market Review Process.” Part of this sweeping healthcare oversight law includes changes to the Determination of Need...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
On Friday, May 3, 2024, Massachusetts’s Public Health Council (PHC) approved emergency amendments to 105 CMR 130.000 requiring hospitals to report occupancy data to the Department of Public Health. This requirement extends...more
On January 30, 2023, President Biden announced that both the COVID-19 national emergency and the public health emergency (PHE) will end May 11, 2023. This announcement has left many healthcare providers considering how the...more
Report on Patient Privacy 22, no. 9 (September, 2022) - More than 92% of patients believe privacy is a right and their health data should not be available for purchase, according to a survey from the American Medical...more
A public cybersecurity advisory was issued yesterday about a likely ransomware attack against the health care and public health sector. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of...more
Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in healthcare regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies, and...more
On Tuesday, June 9, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced in a press release that it expects to distribute approximately $15 billion from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund (Relief...more
With crisis comes uncertainty, and even the best-intentioned regulations can leave those combating the current COVID-19 public-health emergency out in the cold. Many have asked whether the recent Declaration under the...more
On March 30, 2020, CMS issued additional Section 1135 blanket waivers to provide the American healthcare system with additional flexibility to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. CMS is authorized under Section 1135 of the...more
In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) waived certain provisions of the HIPAA Privacy Rule. The Secretary waived sanctions and penalties arising from a...more
On Saturday, March 28th, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced an expansion of its accelerated and advance payment program for Medicare participating health care providers and suppliers to help...more
This alert focuses on the ongoing and developing privacy issues that have arisen for employers and healthcare providers communicating about the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Specifically, we will discuss the steps that...more
Recent guidance from the Office for Civil Rights and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reiterates that existing privacy laws and emergency preparedness standards provide an effective framework for providers...more
The scheduled 2018 New York State Legislative Session concluded last week amid many of the same speculations and controversies that have characterized all of the Legislature’s activities in recent years. ...more
The Trump Administration on Feb. 12 released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget request, titled "An American Budget." Unlike last year's budget, which was released in late May, the release of this budget conforms to the typical...more