Welcome to our fourth issue of The Health Record - our healthcare law insights e-newsletter. In this edition, we take a look at the Biden administration's proposed insurance rule regarding mental health and substance use...more
9/19/2024
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medical Devices ,
Mental Health ,
New Rules ,
Product Recalls ,
Stark Law ,
Substance Abuse ,
Telehealth
Welcome to our seventh 2024 issue of Decoded - our technology law insights e-newsletter. We have a few events we want to pass along to those interested in technology, but also other areas of law and business.
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9/4/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Construction Industry ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Deep Fake ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Insurance Industry ,
Medical Devices ,
Mergers ,
National Security ,
Presidential Elections ,
Product Recalls ,
Ransomware ,
Risk Management ,
Technology Sector
The Current Status of Privacy Laws Across the United States -
Unlike the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union (EU), the United States does not have a nationwide comprehensive data privacy law....more
1/17/2024
/ 3D Printing ,
Algorithms ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
COPPA ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Hackers ,
Healthcare ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medical Devices ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
New York ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Public Schools ,
Ransomware ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
State and Local Government ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Technology
Amazon Sued for Not Telling New York Store Customers about Tracking Biometrics -
“Thanks to a 2021 law, New York is the only major American city to require businesses to post signs letting customers know they’re tracking...more
4/3/2023
/ 3D Printing ,
Authorship ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Biotechnology ,
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) ,
Class Action ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Divorce ,
DNA ,
Email ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Fingerprints ,
Human Embryos ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Life Sciences ,
Medical Devices ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
State and Local Government ,
Technology Sector
CHIPS and Science Act Will Lower Costs, Create Jobs, Strengthen Supply Chains, and Counter China
"Spurred by the passage of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, companies have announced nearly $50 billion in additional...more
Data Privacy, Abortion Limits Set to Collide Post-Roe "Even before the June 24 ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, privacy advocates, concerned that data on women seeking abortions could be used to target...more
AHA Expresses Member Support for PATCH Act, Medical Device Security "In a letter addressed to Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), who first introduced the PATCH Act, the AHA said that the association and...more
7/8/2022
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
GAO ,
Health Care Providers ,
Medical Devices
Universities Share Lessons Learned from Ransomware Attacks
"According to a recent Sophos poll of IT professionals, 44 percent of educational institutions suffered ransomware attacks in 2020, and 58 percent of those hit...more
6/28/2022
/ Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Medical Devices ,
Ransomware ,
Technology Sector ,
Universities
The PATCH Act: Protecting Medical Devices from Cyber Attacks -
In a previous issue of Decoded, we discussed the alarming fact that many medical devices, including those implanted in patients' bodies, are leaving the...more
6/10/2022
/ Augmented Reality ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Medical Devices ,
Popular ,
Ransomware
In a previous issue of Decoded, we discussed the alarming fact that many medical devices, including those implanted in patients' bodies, are leaving the manufacturers with known cybersecurity flaws. Due to these known flaws,...more
House Subcommittee Debates Device Remanufacturing Definition, Sends User-Fees Bill to Next Stage
"Proponents of the remanufacturing bill are looking to better distinguish between medical device remanufacturing, and...more
5/27/2022
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
GAO ,
Medical Devices ,
Phishing Scams ,
Ransomware
The Cryptocurrency Revolution and President Biden's Formal Recognition -
Out of the ashes of the 2008 financial crisis, Bitcoin sprang up like an insurgency, targeting both the unbridled activity of large financial...more
3/18/2022
/ Bitcoin ,
COPPA ,
CRISPR ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
FinTech ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Hackers ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internet of Things ,
Medical Devices ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
EHR Vendor Breach Lawsuit Seeks Security Improvements -
"Patient portal hacking incident last summer affected nearly 320,000."
Why this is important: On October 22, 2021, QRS Inc., a medical practice management system...more
1/21/2022
/ Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Hackers ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Medical Devices ,
Nanotechnology ,
Stablecoins ,
Tesla
Nature of Patents and Patent Rights -
When a patent is issued under the seal of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, it is signed by the Director of the USPTO or an Office official. The patent contains a grant...more
10/28/2021
/ Amazon ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Facebook ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Medical Devices ,
Nanotechnology ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Retailers ,
Starbucks ,
USPTO
El Salvador Buys 200 Bitcoins as the Digital Currency Becomes Legal Tender -
"El Salvador became the first country to adopt bitcoin as a national currency, kicking off a radical monetary experiment that could pose risks to...more
9/15/2021
/ Apple ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Bitcoin ,
Blockchain ,
Climate Change ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
CRISPR ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
El Salvador ,
Ethereum ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
GAO ,
Government Agencies ,
Kim Kardashian ,
Medical Devices ,
Popular ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Smart Contracts