On-site expert review of electronic medical records (“EMR”) may no longer be a last resort in professional liability matters in New Jersey. A three-judge panel in New Jersey’s Appellate Division recently upheld a trial...more
As COVID-19 vaccines continue to roll out across the county, there is uncertainty as to whether certain telehealth laws that significantly impacted healthcare providers, payors and patients during the public health emergency...more
3/30/2021
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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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Reports of patients forgoing healthcare due to fears of contracting the coronavirus, and the potential severe health consequences that might arise from doing so, have prompted New Jersey to implement standards for the safe...more
In response to calls from groups to protect Pennsylvania’s frontline healthcare providers, Governor Wolf signed an Executive Order “to enhance the protections for health care providers” during the COVID-19 health crisis. The...more
The emergence and rapid spread of COVID-19 has created extraordinary circumstances that have significantly impacted how we go about living, working and interacting with one another. The practice of law is no exception....more
The COVID-19 pandemic has done more than rock the world on its heels –– it has become a wake-up call to businesses and industries lagging behind in digital transformation. The legal field, an institution rooted in laws...more