AI and the False Claims Act
Top Healthcare Compliance Priorities for 2025
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 213: AI Transformations in Life Sciences and Beyond with Igor Jablokov of Pyron
Advancements of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care – One Year After White House Executive Order – Diagnosing Health Care
Preventative Medicine: Health Care AI Privacy and Cybersecurity – Part 2 — The Good Bot Podcast
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 178: Life Sciences Industry Impact with Bob Coughlin, JLL Director and Former MassBio CEO
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 174: Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare with Jonathan Samples, Partner at 121G
Episode 172: Matthew Roberts and Lauren DeMoss, Maynard Nexsen Health Care Attorneys
Podcast: Telehealth Post-Public Health Emergency – What to Expect in 2024 – Diagnosing Health Care
Health + Tech - Future of Precision Medicine With Dr. Amrie Grammer
Episode 161: David Garrett and Stephen Davis, Maynard Nexsen Immigration Attorneys
Podcast - Digital Health Market Assessment
Quick Takeaways From the 2024 Proposed Hospice Wage Index Rule
Patient Data and Privacy
Changing Telehealth Rules
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 127: Kelli Ferry, Deputy Chief Legal Officer, and Angela Yochem, Chief Transformation and Digital Officer, Novant Health
Telehealth Risk Report: What the Government Found
The End of COVID Waivers and Exceptions: What Now?
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 118: Matthew Roberts and Darra Coleman, Health Care Attorneys, Nexsen Pruet
HIPAA Tips With Williams Mullen - Telehealth After the Pandemic
On December 13, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced significant updates to its Mapping Broadband Health in America platform. This enhanced tool, now incorporating a range of new health metrics, aims to...more
On November 1, 2024, CMS issued a rule finalizing changes to Medicare payments under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and other Medicare Part B policies effective on or after January 1, 2025 (the Final Rule). Section 1848 of...more
Every day, physicians, medical practice managers, and administrative professionals call their trusted attorneys with a "quick question" about the legality of a new approach to ensure patients come to their appointments on...more
Analysis and update on a possible major evolution of the regulation applicable to telemedicine, currently borne by the Social Security Financing Bill for 2023 and being discussed by the French Parliament. The Social Security...more
The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) has again extended a waiver of its previously issued rules relating to the establishment of urban and rural rates for health care and telecommunication service providers seeking...more
On May 10, 2021, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law “An Act Concerning Telehealth” (the “Act”). The Act extends, until June 30, 2023, many of the COVID-19 related telehealth expansions issued by Governor Lamont...more
As policymakers have responded to the COVID pandemic, they have implemented a variety of changes that create tremendous opportunities in the post-COVID world. Perhaps the most significant of these is in the area of...more
The FCC has adopted rules to implement Round 2 of the COVID-19 Telehealth Program, making available almost $250 million in new funding for pandemic-related telehealth initiatives by nonprofit healthcare providers....more
On March 14, 2021, Connecticut Governor Lamont issued Executive Order 10C (EO 10C), which extends provisions of Public Act 20-2 (PA 20-2), a law passed by the Connecticut legislature in July 2020 that “provided additional...more
Washington State Seeks to Make Audio-Only Telehealth Permanent - On February 5, 2021, Washington State Rep. Marcus Riccelli introduced House Bill 1196 (“HB-1196”) which seeks to set specific guidelines for use and coverage...more
The public health emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has caused many changes to health care laws and regulations. It is anticipated that once the public health emergency ends, many of these laws and regulations will...more
On January 13, 2021, New Hampshire lawmakers, Jess Edwards, Jason Osborne and John Hunt, introduced House Bill 602, which seeks to roll back certain provisions of the July 21, 2020 telehealth bill (“House Bill 1623”) signed...more
On November 5, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (“Commission” or “FCC”) released a Public Notice announcing the opening of the Connected Care Pilot Program (“Connected Care Program”) 30-day application filing...more
Report on Medicare Compliance 29, no. 39 (November 2, 2020) - Medtronic USA Inc., a medical device maker, has agreed to pay $8.1 million to settle allegations it violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks to induce...more
The Federal Communications Commission (“Commission” or “FCC”) has long been interested in the use of broadband-enabled telehealth services to make healthcare more accessible, particularly for veterans and low-income patients....more
The Federal Communications Commission released a public notice to help eligible healthcare providers apply for funding through the FCC’s Connected Care Pilot Program. The $100 million Connected Care Pilot Program is designed...more
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic since mid-March, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) worked quickly to issue emergency guidance that allowed temporary expansion of payment for telehealth services and...more
As the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly unfolds, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) has been active to keep communications services available through various waivers, extensions, and other regulatory relief. ...more
What a time to be alive. Despite this phrase being a personal favorite, I would guess that most of us think of these six-words—or some variation thereof—on a daily basis. At the beginning of this year, most Americans likely...more
The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) established the COVID-19 Telehealth Program (the “Telehealth Program”) on April 2, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Telehealth Program provides $200 million in...more
As part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act, Congress appropriated $200 million in funding for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program (the “Program”). The Program, administered through the Federal...more
Funding initiatives to advance telehealth or connected care initiatives have been moving quickly through Congress and the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”). The application process for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program...more
On April 2, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission released a Report and Order establishing the COVID-19 Telehealth Program (Program). The Program will provide $200 million in funding made available as part of the CARES...more
The FCC has released a public notice providing initial guidance for healthcare providers that intend to apply for funding from the FCC's $200 million COVID-19 Telehealth Program. Although the application window has not been...more
On April 8, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released guidance on the COVID-19 Telehealth Program. ...more