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Wade Emmert
Wade’s Healthcare Privacy Advisor for December 11, 2024
At the HLTH health innovation conference, a panel of AI experts expressed skepticism about appointing a chief AI officer in health organizations, advocating instead for improving…
Wade’s Health Law Highlights for December 10, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented a final rule in October requiring casualty insurers, defined as Responsible Reporting Entities (RREs), to report certain…
Wade’s Healthcare Privacy Advisor for December 4, 2024
Ensuring AI models provide faithful and reliable explanations is challenging, particularly in high-stakes fields like healthcare and finance, as current interpretability paradigms—intrinsic and post-hoc—fall short. Intrinsic…
Wade’s Health Law Highlights for December 3, 2024
Older adults increasingly require more clinical care and social services, which places a significant burden on an already strained healthcare system. The integration of data analytics…
Wade’s Healthcare Privacy Advisor for November 27, 2024
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has once again found the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) information security program to be ineffective, as…
Wade’s Health Law Highlights for November 26, 2024
Dr. Raynaldo Ortiz was sentenced to 190 years in prison for injecting dangerous drugs into patient IV bags at Baylor Scott & White Surgicare North Dallas,…
Wade’s Healthcare Privacy Advisor for November 20, 2024
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released a voluntary framework outlining AI responsibilities for critical infrastructure sectors. The framework, developed with industry input, addresses risks…
Wade’s Health Law Highlights for November 19, 2024
Behavioral health is a rapidly growing area in the healthcare sector, but it faces significant operational and financial challenges as companies scale and investor interest increases.…
Wade’s Healthcare Privacy Advisor for November 11, 2024
The integration of AI and Blockchain technologies promises to revolutionize industries by enhancing transparency, security, and efficiency. While offering significant benefits, this convergence also raises challenges…
Wade’s Health Law Highlights for November 11, 2024
Horizon Medical Center of Denton, owned by Corinth Investor Holdings, L.L.C., paid $14.2 million to settle potential violations of Medicare regulations and the Stark Law. The…
