HIPAA is 20 years old. What has it meant for healthcare?
What has the law that promised portability, privacy and security accomplished in 20 years and where has it fallen short?
What has the law that promised portability, privacy and security accomplished in 20 years and where has it fallen short?
Lawyers for the federal government want to get their hands on the medical records of disgraced cycling champion and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong in order to see if Armstrong's physicians knew he was using performance-enhancing drugs as early as 1996.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Dealing with the aftermath of a suicide or attempted suicide is stressful enough. But some health plans make a harrowing experience worse by refusing to cover medical costs for injuries that are related to suicide—even though experts say that in many cases such exclusions aren’t permitted under federal law. Yet patients or their loved ones often don’t […]