News Briefs - Senate Committee Advances Bill on 'Ghost Providers,' PBMs - In a unanimous 26-0 vote, the Senate Finance Committee passed a comprehensive draft package that puts pharmacy benefit manager reform and mental health...more
11/21/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hospitals ,
Medical Devices ,
Mental Health ,
Nurses ,
Nursing Homes ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Ransomware
News Briefs - Biden Executive Order Aims to Bolster AI Security in Healthcare - The Biden Administration issued what it's calling a "landmark" executive order designed to help channel the significant promise and manage the...more
11/8/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Information Blocking Rules ,
Medical Records ,
Physicians ,
Public Health ,
Ransomware ,
Regulatory Oversight
News Briefs - 2024 FDA Guidance Likely to Include AI, Cybersecurity - The Food and Drug Administration is ramping up production of medtech guidance, adding 18 draft documents to the list of priorities for its 2024 financial...more
11/1/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Technology ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hospitals ,
OCR ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Racial Bias
News Briefs - FTC Aims to Take Action on Non-Competes, M&A Enforcement - Healthcare lobbying organizations' efforts to carve out industry-specific exemptions in recently proposed Federal Trade Commission policies are...more
10/30/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Digital Health ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hospital Mergers ,
Mergers ,
Nursing Homes ,
Patients ,
Physicians ,
Supply Chain
News Briefs - AHA Urges FTC to Pull Back Pre-Merger Notification Requirements - The American Hospital Association is among those pushing back against the Federal Trade Commission's plans to update pre-merger notification...more
9/27/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hospitals ,
Mergers ,
Nurses ,
Nursing Homes ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Telehealth
News Briefs - More States Introducing 'Conscience' Healthcare Bills - A new Montana law will provide sweeping legal protections to healthcare practitioners who refuse to prescribe marijuana or participate in procedures and...more
8/9/2023
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospice ,
Manufacturers ,
Medical Devices ,
Medicare ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Physicians