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This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for April 2024. We discuss several US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agency actions, including the Calendar Year (CY) 2025...more
Welcome to Vital Signs, a curated compilation of the latest legal and regulatory developments in digital health. Our lead article reports on HHS' recent final rule on the confidentiality of substance use disorder patient...more
On December 6, 2023, HHS released a concept paper that outlines the Department’s cybersecurity strategy for the healthcare sector titled, “Healthcare Sector Cybersecurity Strategy.” HHS reports that cyber incidents in...more
In this month’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we look at Washington state’s passage of the first-ever state-level health data privacy law and the finalized California Consumer Privacy Act regulations. We also examine a...more
This is the second article in a three-part series where Ankura privacy experts analyzed the 40 examples of non-compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) published by the California Office of Attorney General...more
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
As the collection and use of health data drastically expands, the agency issued a recent guidance to officially put health apps and connected medical devices “on notice.” On September 15, the Federal Trade Commission...more
2020 AG Elections- Ten AG elections were held on November 3, 2020. As of this writing, six incumbent AGs won their elections, and Republicans held the open-seats in Indiana and Montana. In the two undecided races, Democratic...more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently unveiled a new website with updated guidance and resources for mobile health app developers regarding the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and...more
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the FDA has sought to expand the availability of needed personal protective equipment (PPE) for the general public and healthcare professionals. Recently, for example, FDA published two...more
On March 28, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (OCR) published a bulletin to health care providers (and others under OCR’s authority) about the need for civil rights protections for...more
In 2019, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) enforcement activity targeting drug and device manufacturers jumped sharply over the prior year, reflecting an increased focus on fraud and abuse in the life sciences sector. More...more
Medical device and diagnostics companies and laboratories should anticipate significant legal, regulatory and market changes in 2020 that will have a lasting impact on the industry. From revisions to how the government...more
Manufacturers and distributors of health care products, including pharmaceuticals, biologics, medical devices and diagnostics regularly face challenges that may require an internal investigation to determine the root cause of...more
This week in Washington: The House and Senate are in recess. Congress House Senate Administration Proposed Regulations/Guidance Final Rules/Guidance Reports House Bipartisan Legislation Introduced on Accurate Provider...more
• The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Dec. 28, 2018, announced the release of the "Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices: Managing Threats and Protecting Patients" that provides a "Call to Action" to make...more
On October 30, 2018, Skadden hosted its Eighth Annual Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Enforcement and Litigation Seminar in New York City, which focused on U.S. enforcement issues faced by companies throughout the industry....more
The new Apple Watch Series 4® is one of the more recent and sophisticated consumer health engagement tools. It includes a sensor that lets wearers take an electrocardiogram (ECG) reading and detect irregular heart rhythms....more
Just two months after taking office, in July 2017, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced the agency’s Digital Health Innovation Action Plan, which recognized that “digital technology has...more
Unbeknownst to many, Congress established the Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force in 2015 to address the health care industry’s cybersecurity challenges. That Task Force–a combination of public and private...more
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP's Food and Drug Newsletter is a monthly update of legal and regulatory issues that affect the FDA-regulated community, including regular updates on legislative initiatives from AGG’s Washington, DC...more
New York has made a mark on the regulatory and enforcement landscape for mobile health applications ("mobile health app") with the New York Attorney General's ("NY AG") March 23, 2017, announcement of settlements with three...more
Spotlight on the False Claims Act - Why it matters: This month, we review a recent Ninth Circuit case that allowed a qui tam relator’s action against various Medicare Advantage organizations to proceed, holding that the...more