Enforcement Relief: What New Regulatory Reforms Could Mean for Hospices
As more and more states consider consumer privacy laws, the first-of-its kind My Health My Data Act (the Act) could be a harbinger of health and wellness compliance requirements to come. The ramifications of Washington...more
On February 8, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a quality standard memorandum (QSO Memo) updating and revising a memorandum it issued on January 5, 2018, to now permit the texting of patient...more
On January 1, California's Assembly Bill No. 352 (AB 352) went into effect, introducing significant changes to the handling and sharing of sensitive health information — particularly information related to reproductive health...more
Connecticut is the latest state to establish wide-ranging privacy protections for consumer health data and the first to weave such protections into a preexisting comprehensive consumer privacy law. The new law, S.B. 3, amends...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continues to expand its regulation of health care data to ensure the data remains protected when shared with consumer-facing applications....more
On December 11, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule designed to improve electronic health care data exchange and streamline the prior authorization process....more