Health Care

Healthcare Industry Employers, Take Heed: OSHA Issues Most Cited Standards Related to COVID-19 Hazards

November 30, 2020

With COVID-19 surging as the United States enters the winter months and holiday season, employers in all industries can expect to grapple with significant COVID-19 hazards for the foreseeable future. Employers in the healthcare industry though are doubly burdened not only by increased workloads stemming from higher numbers of ill patients, but also by increased health and safety risks for their workers. Accordingly, healthcare employers should pay close attention to guidance and updates from the…

Destination: Health Law

Sarah Churchill Llamas in Medpage Today: Docs Can Prescribe Opioids Via Telemedicine, for Now

By Sarah Churchill Llamas

November 30, 2020

Winstead PC Shareholder Sarah Churchill Llamas recently spoke with Medpage today about the federal emergency orders in response to the Covid-19 pandemic that currently allow physicians to prescribe opioid medications to patients via telemedicine. An excerpt is below: “In the COVID-19 era, under relaxed federal emergency orders, licensed clinicians have been able to prescribe opioid analgesics for their patients even if they’ve only ever seen the patient via telehealth, rather than in person. For providers…

La Revue

Focus sur les récentes mesures encourageant le développement de l’actionnariat salarié et l’épargne salariale

By Julien Perdrizot-Renault

November 30, 2020

Alors que les français ont accumulé plus de 80 milliards d’euros d’épargne depuis le premier confinement et que 2018/2019 ont été des années record en terme de souscription à des plans d’actionnariat salarié, le gouvernement souhaite donner une place plus importante aux salariés dans le partage de la valeur ajoutée et soutenir financièrement les entreprises dans cette période de crise. Ainsi, deux amendements au Projet de loi de finances pour 2021 ont été adoptés le…

Inside the FCA

[WEBINAR] Healthcare Data Breaches in 2020: Safeguarding Your Company During the “New Normal”

By Bass, Berry & Sims

November 30, 2020

It is safe to say that 2020 has been nothing short of challenging for the healthcare industry, especially when it comes to maintaining data privacy and security. Among countless other areas, the impact of COVID-19 has resulted in a spike in telehealth options, creating more vulnerabilities for the security of patient data. More than ever, healthcare professionals must prioritize data security and proactively assess areas of risk within their company’s operational structure. In this webinar…

Pharma in Brief

Health Canada issues new Interim Order to prevent bulk exportation of prescription drugs from Canada

By John Greiss & Kristin Wall

November 29, 2020

On November 27, 2020, the Minister of Health (the Minister) issued the Interim Order Respecting Drug Shortages (Safeguarding the Drug Supply) (the Interim Order), pursuant to s. 30.1(1) of the Food and Drugs Act. Summary The current Interim Order is a response to international frameworks which allow for bulk importation of drugs from Canada, which the Minister believes could cause Canadian drug shortages. For example, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a rule…

DC Medical Malpractice & Patient Safety Blog

U.S. health watchdog issues fraud warning about doctors’ speaker programs

By Patrick A. Malone

November 27, 2020

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Buh-bye? Arrivederci? Sayonara? Can it be that the coronavirus pandemic puts an end to one of the disgraceful ways that Big Pharma and medical device makers push their wares on all-too malleable doctors — with big-money speaker programs? The inspector general’s office of the giant federal Health and Human Services (HHS) agency has warned drug- and medical device-makers that these pandemic-paused marketing shams should not resume. The $2 billion that industry players have forked out…

Death Care Compliance Law

Brainerd’s Evergreen Cemetery Association: a solution may already exist

By Bill Stalter

November 27, 2020

The Funeral Director Daily recently wrote about the Evergreen Cemetery Association in Brainerd, Minnesota. Like so many cemeteries, Evergreen is running a deficit and its board is worried about the future. The Funeral Director Daily suggests the situation cries out for a relaxation of government restrictions over the Association’s care fund. If the cemetery could withdraw more from the care fund, the Association would not need to seek support for the county. We too have…

Worms & Germs Blog

COVID-19 in Animals Review Part 10: Non-Human Primates

By Scott Weese

November 27, 2020

I figured I might as well hit double digits before circling back to update the earlier reviews of COVID-19 in animals. This group doesn’t get talked about much, but there are some important issues to consider with regard to non-human primates. Not surprisingly, many non-human primates are known to be, or are likely, susceptible to SARS-CoV-2. In particular, it has been shown that the ACE2 receptor (ACE2) from apes, as well as African and Asian …

La Revue

Premier appel encourant l’irrecevabilité : régularisation par un second !

By Stéphanie Simon & Aurélien Weickert

November 27, 2020

Aux termes d’un arrêt du 1er octobre 2020 (Cass. 2ème civ., 1er oct. 2020, pourvoi n°19-11.490), la Cour de cassation montre sa tolérance face à l’erreur commise par un appelant ayant saisi la cour d’appel territorialement incompétente mais, s’en étant aperçu extrêmement vite, tente de la réparer. Le 10 octobre 2017, M. X interjetait appel contre un jugement du conseil de prud’hommes de Nanterre devant la Cour d’appel de Paris. S’apercevant que Nanterre…

Healthcare Law Blog

Big Changes for Health Care Fraud and Abuse: HHS Gifts Providers Updates to the Stark Law and the AKS, Just in Time for the Holidays

By Michael Paddock, Erica Kraus & Theresa Thompson

November 25, 2020

On November 20, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) and the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) promulgated much-anticipated and significant final rules intended to “modernize” and “clarify” regulations regarding the Physician Self-Referral Law (“Stark Law Final Rule”) and the Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS Final Rule”). In the immediate future, Sheppard Mullin will post on this Healthcare Law Blog a comprehensive critical analysis of both the Stark Law Final Rule…

Health Care

Healthcare Industry Employers, Take Heed: OSHA Issues Most Cited Standards Related to COVID-19 Hazards

Sarah Churchill Llamas in Medpage Today: Docs Can Prescribe Opioids Via Telemedicine, for Now

Focus sur les récentes mesures encourageant le développement de l’actionnariat salarié et l’épargne salariale

[WEBINAR] Healthcare Data Breaches in 2020: Safeguarding Your Company During the “New Normal”

Health Canada issues new Interim Order to prevent bulk exportation of prescription drugs from Canada

U.S. health watchdog issues fraud warning about doctors’ speaker programs

Brainerd’s Evergreen Cemetery Association: a solution may already exist

COVID-19 in Animals Review Part 10: Non-Human Primates

Premier appel encourant l’irrecevabilité : régularisation par un second !

Big Changes for Health Care Fraud and Abuse: HHS Gifts Providers Updates to the Stark Law and the AKS, Just in Time for the Holidays

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