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Wade Emmert
The Wearable Revolution: How to Use Personal Health Device Data in Litigation
Summary of article from Butler Snow LLP, by Katelyn Ashton, Susanna Moldoveanu: Wearable technology can play an important role in civil litigation due to its ability…
CMS Releases Proposed Rule on Anomalous DME Spending and MSSP Financial Calculations
Summary of article from American Hospital Association: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule to address significant, anomalous, and highly suspect…
Texas Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Youth Gender Transitions. It’s the Largest State With Such a Law
Summary of article from AP News, by Jim Vertuno, Andrew Demillo: The Texas Supreme Court upheld a state law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors,…
Why Nurses Are Protesting AI
Summary of article from Healthcare Brew, by Tom McKay: The National Nurses United (NNU) is protesting the increasing use of AI in healthcare, arguing it devalues…
Blockchain-Based Healthcare Credentialing: A Solution to High Costs and Administrative Burdens
Summary of article from Cureus, by Ebenezer Chinedu-Eneh, Priya Ramaswamy, Patrick E. Farmer: The healthcare sector faces significant inefficiencies in its credentialing system, leading to staff…
Eight Charged Locally as Part of National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action
Press Release from United States Department of Justice, Southern District of Texas: On June 27, 2024, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas…
Federal District Court Finds Private-Insurer Relator Can Proceed with False Claims Action
Summary of article from The FCA Insider, by Michael Podberesky, Brett Barnett, Stephen Tagert: The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey allowed Allstate…
Six Months to Go: HIPAA Privacy Rule Changes Require Additional Diligence
Summary of article from Taft Privacy & Data Security Insights, by Scot Ganow: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued final regulations modifying…
Healthcare Scores a B for Cybersecurity
Summary of article from The HIPAA Journal, by Steve Adler: SecurityScorecard awarded the U.S. healthcare industry a B+ cybersecurity rating for the first half of 2024,…
Cyber Attacks on Health Care Up 136% Last Year
Summary of article from Medical Economics, by Grace Koennecke: In 2023, the US experienced a significant rise in data breaches, with 3,205 incidents reported, marking a…