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Navigating Uncertainty in US FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health Regulation of Medical Devices

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The past six months at the US Department of Health and Human Services and the US Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health have seen a fluctuating workforce size, a slew of new executive...more

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HHS to Launch Campaign Promoting Wearable Devices

On June 24, 2025, in a hearing before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert F. Kennedy Jr. revealed that his department plans to soon...more

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Vital Signs: Digital Health Law Update | Spring 2025

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Welcome to Vital Signs, a curated compilation of the latest legal and regulatory developments in digital health....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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Health Care Week in Review: Biden Administration Issued Final Rule on Fees for IDR Process Under NSA; W&M Democrats Release Report...

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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

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Top IP, FDA, and Compliance Issues for Medtech Companies Transitioning to Data-Enabled Product Solutions

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Medtech companies are evolving rapidly as more and more of them develop products that collect and leverage substantial patient and provider data. ​​​​​​​ Companies that once only developed hardware-based solutions for...more

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ONC Proposes Sweeping Health IT Certification Program Requirements for “Predictive Decision Support Interventions”—Featuring...

On April 18, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) published a far-reaching proposed rule, Health Data, Technology, and...more

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Vital Signs: Digital Health Law Update | Spring 2021

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The pace of impact through digital health in 2021 is off to a rapid start—be it the number of transactions, the numerous legislative proposals and actions, or the focused attention of enforcement bodies. Given the accelerated...more

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New Safe Harbors Offer Opportunities for Innovative Arrangements, Including Digital Health

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Recent updates to the federal Anti-Kickback Statute give providers additional flexibility to enter into innovative arrangements, but before doing so, providers must ensure they understand the safe harbor requirements...more

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Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law Regulations: Final Rules Issued

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On November 20, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published two final rules that aim to reduce regulatory barriers to care coordination and accelerate the transformation of the healthcare system to...more

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Vital Signs: Digital Health Law Update | Winter 2020

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NOTE FROM THE EDITORS - Welcome to the first issue of "Vital Signs"—a refreshed and reframed revival of Jones Day's Digital Health Law Update, given our long-standing commitment, experience, and leadership in digital...more

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MedTech Update 2020: Legal and Regulatory Issues to Watch For in the Medical Technology Industry in the New Year

Medical device and diagnostics companies and laboratories should anticipate significant legal, regulatory and market changes in 2020 that will have a lasting impact on the industry. From revisions to how the government...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

2018 Digital Health Year in Review: Focus on Care Coordination and Reimbursement

In 2018, even more than in recent years, federal lawmakers and regulators continued the push toward modernizing the existing legal framework to support and encourage digital health adoption in the context of care coordination...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

A Dialogue With Corporate Counsel: Skadden’s Eighth Annual Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Seminar

On October 30, 2018, Skadden hosted its Eighth Annual Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Enforcement and Litigation Seminar in New York City, which focused on U.S. enforcement issues faced by companies throughout the industry....more

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FDA Strives to Adapt Regulatory Approach to Rapidly Evolving Digital Health Space

Just two months after taking office, in July 2017, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced the agency’s Digital Health Innovation Action Plan, which recognized that “digital technology has...more

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mHealth Alert: Text4baby: Texting Health Messages to Pregnant Women and New Moms

Furthering the use of commercial wireless networks to deliver health information, the Obama Administration recently announced its new Text4baby campaign, which sends free regular text messages with health information to...more

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