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Healthcare is an area of law that is constantly evolving, with the Affordable Care Act provisions still rippling through the industry, and privacy and data protection concerns requiring constant vigilance, the National Law Review covers the latest developments in the Health Care Industry. The National Law Review offers analysis of news coming out of Congress related to health care legislation, as well as covering state and local laws related to health care.

Readers will also find an extensive list of cases, news, and up-to-date information on various topics in the healthcare and managed care sector. Litigation, regulatory actions being taken against doctors or pharmacies, mediation and arbitration, and coverage of the latest in drug pricing, the opioid epidemic, employer-healthcare coverage options, and legal news about health and hospital systems and physician groups.

The National Law Review covers news related to Medicare and Medicaid, to CMS funding, changes to IPAs, PHO, HMO, MSO, and other entities. Readers will find information related to managed care, assisted living facilities, at-home care, and news/legislation from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and the Office of the Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). Additionally, regulations and updates released by the FDA are covered, as well as changing state and federal regulations related to telehealth and telemedicine are also on the site.

Cybersecurity in health care and compliance with HIPAA are major concerns for the industry. Additionally, Ransomware developments and other data security breaches have required a greater emphasis on safeguarding patient-records and information. More compliance and restrictions are in place for doctors/hospitals sharing patient records, HIPPA regulations have become more stringent, and e-health records, have seen a number of changes in how hospitals and doctors’ offices, deal with patient-record management internally. The National Law Review offers expert legal analysis on changing regulations related to healthcare.

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Jan 12 2016	ONC Releases 2016 Interoperability Standards Advisory	Covington & Burling LLP
Feb 4 2016	New CMS Rule Permits Home Health Face-to-Face Encounters to Occur Through Telehealth Technology	Covington & Burling LLP
Apr 21 2016	Phase 2 HIPAA Audits Underway	Covington & Burling LLP
Sep 16 2016	China Food and Drug Administration Releases New Administrative Measures on Medical Device Recalls for Comment	Covington & Burling LLP
Oct 31 2016	FDA and CMS Permanently Establish Parallel Review	Covington & Burling LLP
Dec 16 2016	Incoming HHS Secretary Tom Price Brings Physician-Focused Perspective to Health IT	Covington & Burling LLP
Feb 11 2017	Week Ahead in European Parliament – February 10, 2017: Public Health and Food Safety; CETA; Committee on Legal Affairs	Covington & Burling LLP
Jun 10 2014	New UK Guidance on Software as a Medical Device	Covington & Burling LLP
Aug 8 2017	EU Policy Update, August 2017: Tech and Digital Single Market Policies; Communication and Media Policies; Energy and Environment Policies; Internal Market and Financial Services Policies; Life Sciences and Healthcare	Covington & Burling LLP
Jul 30 2014	New Medicare Tax Makes FICA Errors Harder to Correct	Covington & Burling LLP
Sep 26 2017	Digital Health Checkup (Part Two): Key Commercial Questions When Contracting for Digital Health Solutions	Covington & Burling LLP
Sep 2 2014	EU Court Of Justice Further Clarifies Definition Of Medicinal Products – And Raises New Questions	Covington & Burling LLP
Oct 26 2017	Practical Considerations for Device Industry Policyholders Experiencing Puerto Rico Hurricane Losses	Covington & Burling LLP
Oct 11 2014	Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) Filed Suit Today Seeking to Invalidate the 340B Orphan Drug Exclusion Interpretative Rule	Covington & Burling LLP
Nov 18 2014	The Republican Senate Take-Over: Implications for the Affordable Care Act	Covington & Burling LLP
Nov 21 2014	The Supreme Court and the Affordable Care Act: Round Two	Covington & Burling LLP
Dec 2 2014	HHS Releases Guidance Regarding Application of HIPAA Privacy Rule in Emergency Situations	Covington & Burling LLP
Mar 23 2015	FDA is Examining Device Risk Assessments in Postmarket Settings	Covington & Burling LLP
May 12 2015	Cyber Attacks on Health Data Increasing, Primary Cause of Data Breaches, Group Finds	Covington & Burling LLP
May 28 2015	More Guidance on New Cost-Sharing Limit re: Affordable Care Act Costs	Covington & Burling LLP
Jun 10 2015	21st Century Cures Act with EHR and Telehealth Provisions Passes Through Committee with Flying Colors	Covington & Burling LLP
May 8 2018	Summary of the CPS Paper on the Integration of Technology in the UK’s National Health Service	Covington & Burling LLP
Aug 11 2015	Cybersecurity Risks with Connected Health Devices	Covington & Burling LLP
Aug 21 2015	E-Prescribing of Controlled Substances Now Permissible in All States	Covington & Burling LLP
Oct 25 2015	CMS Issues New EHR Meaningful Use Rules	Covington & Burling LLP
Nov 13 2015	OIG FY 2016 Work Plan Includes Review of FDA’s Oversight of Networked Devices	Covington & Burling LLP
Sep 13 2018	FDA Finalizes Voluntary Malfunction Summary Reporting Program to Streamline Manufacturer Reporting	Covington & Burling LLP
Feb 8 2016	After Two-Day Workshop, CDRH Releases Postmarket Cybersecurity Draft Guidance	Covington & Burling LLP
Apr 1 2016	Health Care Companies Agree to “Core Commitments” to Improve Access to EHR	Covington & Burling LLP
May 9 2016	CMS Issues Guidance Encouraging the Use of Commercial Off-the-Shelf Technology and Software-as-a-Service for Medicaid Eligibility and Enrollment Systems	Covington & Burling LLP
Nov 14 2016	New Trump Administration and Health Care	Covington & Burling LLP
Nov 20 2016	Obama Administration Will Not Finalize Laboratory Developed Tests Framework Guidance	Covington & Burling LLP
Feb 7 2017	Vote on HHS Secretary Nomination Expected as Early as this Week; Nomination Hearings Included Little Discussion of Health IT	Covington & Burling LLP
Apr 4 2017	HHS Announces More HIPAA Enforcement Actions	Covington & Burling LLP
May 1 2014	FDA (Food and Drug Administration) Issues Draft Guidance on a Proposed Expedited Access Program for Medical Devices Intended for Unmet Medical Needs	Covington & Burling LLP

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