While some organizations and advocates say the long-anticipated arrival of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid’s Open Payments is an important milestone in healthcare transparency, the reaction around the web was thoroughly mixed, chiefly calling out the system’s clunkiness that was tough to navigate even for healthcare experts. Part of the ACA’s Sunshine Act, Open Payments […]
The implementation of electronic health records across 12 jails in New York City between 2008 and 2011 led to a “significant improvement” in the ability of officials to monitor and safeguard human rights of inmate patients, according to a new study. In addition to the benefits of being able to track health issues and clinical […]
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.
Even prison walls can’t keep out the soaring healthcare costs. A new report from the State Health Care Spending Project, part of The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, found that state prisons spent some $6.5 billion on healthcare for inmates in 2008, up from $4.2 billion in 2001. […]
While the FDA promised decisions on unique identifiers by the end of June, according to Modern Healthcare, it’s still under “administrative review.” The FDA has received an open letter to the Office of Management and Budget urging them to push the regulations through and to shorten its proposed seven-year time frame from the Advancing Patient […]