Earlier this month, more than 45,000 attendees descended on Las Vegas, NV, for the nation’s largest annual health care technology conference: the 2018 HIMSS Conference & Exhibition (HIMSS18). Conversations and educational sessions covered a wide range of health tech
Of Digital Interest
Legal news and analysis of all things digital
Of Digital Interest, published by McDermott Will & Emery, focuses on legal developments and issues related to data privacy, cybersecurity, and digital regulation. The blog covers topics such as compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and its enforcement, litigation trends involving privacy rights, and proposed legislative changes like the California Privacy Rights Act. It also addresses emerging concerns around technologies such as facial recognition systems, including their legal, ethical, and accuracy challenges. The blog provides insights into how evolving digital laws impact businesses, particularly in areas like data security, consumer rights, and regulatory enforcement.
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Appeals Court Strikes Down Key Portions of FCC’s Onerous TCPA Rulemaking
Last week, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit issued a long-awaited decision on an omnibus challenge to the FCC’s interpretation of the TCPA. While the decision provides some relief for businesses, it does not eliminate the prospect…
Order now: The Law of Digital Health Book
Designed to provide business leaders and their key advisors with the knowledge and insight they need to grow and sustain successful digital health initiatives, we are pleased to present The Law of Digital Health, a new book edited and…
Telehealth and the Changing Regulatory Landscape: Opportunities and Challenges in the Digital Health Ecosystem
What if you didn’t have to take time out of your day to see a physician in person when you needed a prescription? What if a diagnosis could be delivered over video chat? What if your psychiatrist was…
Walking the Fine Line between the Delivery of Health Care Services and Information/Educational Support
The explosion in digital health solutions that connect consumers with licensed health care providers (e.g., nurses, nutritionists, physicians) and laypersons who have certain informal training (e.g., wellness guide, lifestyle coach, outreach partner) has the potential to blur the lines between…
A Declaration without a Response: Senators Urge DEA to Enact Regulations on Opioid-Based Addiction Treatments Using Telemedicine
This past fall, after months of speculation, President Trump declared the opioid crisis sweeping the United States a national public health emergency. Upon the president’s declaration, Acting Health and Human Services Secretary Eric D. Hargan made a formal declaration…
Understanding the Implications of Federal Remote Prescribing Laws on Telemedicine’s Role in Behavioral Health Treatment
The opioid epidemic is making the United States acutely aware of the horrors of substance abuse disorders and the limited means of treating the individuals suffering from addiction. Rural America is among the places hit hardest by opioid addiction while…
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 Includes Significant Changes in Medicare, Other Federal Health Programs
On February 9, 2018 after a brief shutdown, Congress passed and President Trump signed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, a two-year budget agreement that includes funding for the operation of the federal government until March 23, 2018. The law…
Does GDPR Regulate My Research Studies in the United States?
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) establishes protections for the privacy and security of personal data (Personal Data) about individuals in the European Union (EU) single market countries, and potentially affects the clinical and other scientific research activities of academic…
The General Data Protection Regulation: Key Requirements and Compliance Steps for 2018
Enforceable in all EU member states on 25 May 2018, the General Data Privacy Regulation will require action by organisations both inside and outside the European Union to ensure compliance with this far-reaching privacy legal framework. Compliance is even more…