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Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 243: HIPAA Compliance and Potential Changes with Shannon...

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This week on the podcast, Lynnsey and Lauren are joined by their colleague, Maynard Nexsen healthcare attorney Shannon Lipham, who helps healthcare providers and practices navigate complex federal and state regulations....more

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Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 223: Cybersecurity and Privacy Risks with Healthcare...

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This week, Heather and Lauren welcome back their colleague Brandon Robinson, head of Maynard Nexsen’s Data Privacy and Cybersecurity team. Following up on our discussion of data privacy risks for health care providers on...more

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Healthcare Industry Team 2024 Year in Review

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As we begin a year that will once again be transformative for the industry, we are excited to present our comprehensive 2024 year-in-review, highlighting all that has happened and the trends that will shape 2025. ...more

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Uncertainty on Health Care Rules Amid Administration Change

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In recent months, several changes to healthcare rules regulations focusing on reproductive health care have been introduced. These include (1) privacy protections for reproductive health data under HIPAA, (2) expanding access...more

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Just Say No!  HIPAA and Requests for Reproductive Health Information

On April 22, 2024, the Office of Civil Rights issued a Final Rule titled HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy (2024 Final Privacy Rule). Originally Published by the American Bar Association....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Neural Data Included in CCPA Amendments

As we outlined in our previous blog article, California recently became the second state to enact a law safeguarding consumer brain data, following a similar law passed by Colorado in April. Both state laws prevent the sale...more

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Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 211: Cybersecurity and Privacy Risks for the Healthcare...

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For episode 211, Heather and Lauren are joined by their colleague Brandon Robinson, who heads up Maynard Nexsen’s Data Privacy and Cybersecurity team. Brandon shares his wealth of knowledge on cybersecurity best practices for...more

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FDA Pushes to Diversify Clinical Studies, Releases Draft Industry Guidance

On June 26, 2024, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its much-anticipated draft guidance on Diversity Action Plans to Improve Enrollment of Participants from Underrepresented Populations in Clinical Studies....more

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Action Plans on Diversity: Key Requirements for Certain Clinical Studies

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On June 26, 2024, FDA issued a new draft guidance on clinical trial diversity, “Diversity Action Plans to Improve Enrollment of Participants from Underrepresented Populations in Clinical Studies” (Draft Guidance), to assist...more

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A Look Ahead in Life Sciences: What We Are Tracking in the Third Quarter of 2024 and Beyond

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As the life sciences, medtech, and diagnostic industries continue to expand and grow increasingly complex, so does the legal, regulatory, and compliance landscape. ...more

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Don’t Wait – CMS Expects Hospitals to Take Action on Informed Consent for Certain Exams and Procedures

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Hospitals should not delay in reviewing and revising their surgical informed consent forms and policies. On April 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued new guidance regarding informed consent...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Updated Requirements for Informed Consent: HHS Issues New Guidance on Sensitive Exams

On April 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) released new guidance which requires hospitals to obtain informed consent from patients before practitioners, or medical or other students, perform...more

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Key Considerations for Healthcare Providers Responding to Law Enforcement Requests

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Why is everyone talking about provider disclosures to law enforcement of late? The Senate Finance Committee authored a letter to Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), outlining...more

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FDA Issues New Draft Guidance for Unapproved Use Communications

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On Monday, October 24, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a new draft guidance titled, “Communications From Firms to Health Care Providers Regarding Scientific Information on Unapproved Uses of Approved/Cleared...more

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Health Law Diagnosis - New York Enacts Long Negotiated Budget Bill with Sweeping Implications for Health Care

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On May 2, 2023, legislators approved the $229 billion New York State FY 2023-2024 Budget Bill (“the Budget”), which was signed by Governor Hochul on May 3, 2023. Article VII of the Budget touches almost every aspect of the...more

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New York Enacts Long Negotiated Budget Bill with Sweeping Implications for Health Care

On May 2, 2023, legislators approved the $229 billion New York State FY 2023-2024 Budget Bill (“the Budget”), which was signed by Governor Hochul on May 3, 2023. Article VII of the Budget touches almost every aspect of the...more

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Decoded - Technology Law Insights, Issue 23, 2022

Complex, Customized CRISPR Combo Could Help Patients Cure Their Own Cancer - “In a small phase 1 clinical trial run by PACT Pharma, researchers edited the genes of 16 patients’ immune cells to work against their cancer,...more

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FDA’s New Draft Guidance on Cybersecurity

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The FDA has been continuing to work on protecting medical devices from the threats of cybersecurity. In April of this year, the Agency released the latest draft guidance addressing cybersecurity in the medical device...more

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The European Commission publishes its proposal on the European Health Data Space (EHDS)

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On May 3, 2022, the European Commission published a proposal for a Regulation on the European Health Data Space (EHDS) (“EHDS Regulation”, or “Proposal”). With the Proposal, the European Commission aims to make significant...more

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Recent Updates in Data Privacy & Security for Health Care Entities

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March was a busy month for data privacy and security, especially as it relates to health care entities. To help keep you up to date with the changes, we’ve included a few highlights for you below... ...more

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CCPA Amendment Further Harmonizes with HIPAA and Provides Additional Exemptions

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On September 28, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB-713 into law, which relaxes some of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) compliance challenges faced by the health care and life science industries — more...more

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Life Sciences: Connected Medical Devices in the Cloud During COVID-19

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The Pandemic has fast-tracked the use of telehealth services. Hussein Akhavannik discusses how medical device companies are looking to add to or expand remote monitoring capabilities. However, some capabilities raise legal...more

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The importance of conscientious health data collection in European clinical trials

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Clinical trials have become increasingly important for pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers, which are focused on collecting as much data as possible on products and devices and their adverse effects. All...more

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FDA Issues Cybersecurity Alert to Health Care Providers and Device Manufacturers

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration took the unprecedented step this week of issuing an alert to health care providers and device manufacturers about potentially serious security flaws that may allow hackers to remotely...more

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Negotiating the Tension Between Transparency and Privacy

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Making individual patient-level data available for other research presents companies with challenges, but researchers and companies can take steps to minimize the risks. Originally published in Drug and Medical Device,...more

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