Wilson Sonsini’s 31st Annual Medical Device & Digital Health Conference will address topics of critical importance to medical device and digital health companies, including early and late-stage venture financing, partnering...more
5/15/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Best Practices ,
Business Strategies ,
Business Valuations ,
Compensation ,
Data Privacy ,
Digital Health ,
Early Stage Companies ,
Events ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Technology ,
Innovation ,
Investment Management ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Investment Portfolios ,
Investors ,
Life Sciences ,
Med Tech ,
Medical Devices ,
Mergers ,
Reimbursements ,
Startups ,
Strategic Partnerships ,
Venture Capital
On July 20, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent a joint letter to approximately 130 hospitals, telehealth providers, health...more
8/1/2023
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Mobile Apps ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Telehealth
On June 16, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a proposed settlement agreement (in the form of a stipulated order) with genetic testing company Vitagene, Inc., now known as 1Health.io (1Health.io), for...more
On May 17, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a proposed settlement agreement (in the form of a stipulated order) with Easy Healthcare Corporation, which operates the Premom fertility tracking app (Premom)....more
Wilson Sonsini’s 30th Annual Medical Device Digital Health Conference will address topics of critical importance to medical device and digital health companies today, including key healthcare regulatory considerations, the...more
5/24/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Angel Investors ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Business Development ,
Business Opportunities ,
Business Strategies ,
Business Valuations ,
Celebrity Endorsements ,
Data Privacy ,
Digital Health ,
Early Stage Companies ,
Endorsements ,
Entrepreneurs ,
Events ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Technology ,
Influencers ,
Innovation ,
Investors ,
IP Portfolio ,
Life Sciences ,
Machine Learning ,
Marketing ,
Med Tech ,
Medical Devices ,
Mergers ,
Partnerships ,
Professional Networking ,
Startups ,
Venture Capital
Wilson Sonsini’s 30th Annual Medical Device Digital Health Conference will address topics of critical importance to medical device and digital health companies today, including key healthcare regulatory considerations, the...more
5/24/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Angel Investors ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Business Development ,
Business Opportunities ,
Business Strategies ,
Business Valuations ,
Celebrity Endorsements ,
Data Privacy ,
Digital Health ,
Early Stage Companies ,
Endorsements ,
Entrepreneurs ,
Events ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Technology ,
Influencers ,
Innovation ,
Investors ,
IP Portfolio ,
Life Sciences ,
Machine Learning ,
Marketing ,
Med Tech ,
Medical Devices ,
Mergers ,
Partnerships ,
Professional Networking ,
Startups ,
Venture Capital
On April 27, 2023, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee signed a far-reaching health privacy law entitled the “My Health My Data Act” (the Act), which extends protections to consumer health data collected by entities not...more
On March 2, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a proposed settlement agreement (also referred to as “proposed consent order”) with BetterHelp, Inc., an online counseling service, for allegedly disclosing its...more
On February 1, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a complaint against and proposed settlement agreement (the “proposed order”) with GoodRx, a digital health company, over its data sharing practices that...more
On June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization,1 opening a legal path to state laws restricting or prohibiting access to certain reproductive health...more
7/22/2022
/ Abortion ,
Biden Administration ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
OCR ,
Pregnancy ,
Privacy Concerns ,
SCOTUS
COVID-19 has rapidly accelerated our expectations that virtual connection can deliver better and more economical care. As a result, digital health companies have an unprecedented opportunity to innovate, but with that...more
6/2/2022
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Digital Health ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Personal Data ,
Physicians ,
Popular ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine