Federal enforcement of the 21st Century Cures Act’s (the Cures Act) prohibitions on improper blocking of electronic health information is ramping up. The Cures Act already targets technology developers and health information...more
4/25/2022
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This week, a bipartisan group of lawmakers reintroduced the Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act to the U.S. House of Representatives. Telehealth has expanded both at the individual provider and hospital system...more
As we previously reported, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued temporary rules to allow increased use of telehealth services. On June 25, 2020, CMS issued a proposed rule for calendar year 2021 that...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust upon the healthcare industry countless profound and likely permanent changes, not the least of which is in telehealth. Over the next several months, White and Williams will publish a series of...more
6/19/2020
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