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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP | USA | 29 Jun 2020
Prepare Now For Sharing of and Access to Electronic Health Information: Cures Act Information Blocking and Interoperability Rules Take Effect June 30, 2020
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued companion regulations advancing the interoperability of and patient…
PRO Compliance | European Union, United Kingdom | 19 Jun 2020
UK makes belated switch to decentralised contact tracing
The UK government has switched to the decentralised model for its contact-tracing app – months after disregarding the ICO’s recommendation that it do so.
PRO Compliance | Belgium, European Union, Italy, etc. | 2 Jun 2020
Regulators loom large over covid-19 data sharing efforts
European data protection authorities continue to play a significant watchdog role during the coronavirus pandemic, with Belgian and Dutch regulators chiding their governments’ data-sharing efforts and the Italian watchdog greenlighting its country’s contact tracing app.
PRO Compliance | USA | 12 May 2020
US lawmakers propose temporary covid-19 privacy law
Five Republican senators have introduced a bill that would regulate contact-tracing apps and similar projects geared towards tracking the spread of covid-19.
PRO Compliance | Australia, Germany, South Korea, etc. | 6 May 2020
Contact-tracing approaches diverge worldwide
As governments and people across the world seek an exit strategy to coronavirus lockdown, contact tracing apps have been touted as a powerful tool – but data privacy concerns have led to differing approaches by health authorities.
PRO Compliance | Australia, Canada, European Union, etc. | 24 Apr 2020
COVID-19: Key updates for compliance teams
Lexology Pro Compliance takes a look at some of the most informative articles published on Lexology this week for compliance teams to stay up-to-date with challenges brought about by the COVID-19 outbreak, including key guidance from regulators around the world and practical tips to manage business responses to the pandemic.
PRO Compliance | European Union, Netherlands | 6 Apr 2020
Dutch regulator breaks ranks on coronavirus data sharing
The Dutch data protection authority has urged caution in allowing location data to be shared with its government for coronavirus-fighting efforts – taking a position that differs from many of its European counterparts.
Covington & Burling LLP | USA | 27 Feb 2020
EHR Vendor Admits to Soliciting and Receiving Kickbacks in Exchange for Promoting Prescription Opioids
Practice Fusion, Inc. (Practice Fusion), an electronic health record (EHR) vendor acquired by Allscripts in 2018, recently agreed to pay $145 million…
Preslmayr Attorneys at Law | Austria | 19 Feb 2020
Digital health: proposal to amend Health Telematics Act
The Ministry of Health recently provided Parliament with a draft amendment to the Health Telematics Act for public consultation. The proposal aims to…
McGuireWoods LLP | USA | 28 Oct 2019
HHS to Ease Fraud and Abuse Rules Part 1: Proposed Revisions to Existing Anti-Kickback Statute Safe Harbors
As discussed in a previous McGuireWoods alert, on Oct. 9, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services announced two proposed rules to…
