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Wade Emmert
US Challenges ‘Bogus’ Patents on Ozempic and Other Drugs in Effort to Spur Competition
Summary of article from AP News, by Matthew Perrone: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is challenging patents on 20 brand-name drugs, including Ozempic, as part of…
Physician Group Integration: Trends & Challenges
Summary of article from VMG Health, by Cordell J. Mack: Hospitals and health systems have been integrating with physician groups in an effort to improve healthcare…
How Pharmacies Can Protect Patient Data From Cyber Threats
Summary of article from Specialty Pharmacy Continuum, by Karen Blum: Pharmacies, both large and small, are increasingly targeted by sophisticated cyberattacks due to their databases of…
Health Care Giant Comes Clean About Recent Hack and Paid Ransom
Summary of article from Ars Technica, by Dan Goodin: Change Healthcare, a US health care services provider, was attacked by ransomware group ALPHV or BlackCat, disrupting…
HHS Extends the Antidiscrimination Provisions of the Affordable Care Act to Patient Care Decision Support Tools, Including Algorithms
Summary of article from Epstein Becker Green, by Bradley Merrill Thompson: The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has published its final rule on algorithmic discrimination by…
FDA Proposes Updated Guidance Concerning Cybersecurity of Medical Devices
Summary of article from Jones Day, by Maureen Bennett, Ryan Blaney, Alexis Gilroy, Colleen Heisey, Michael McFerran, Lauren Murtagh: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
FDA Brings Lab Tests Under Federal Oversight
Summary of article from AP News, by Matthew Perrone: The FDA has finalized a regulation that will gradually introduce oversight for new tests developed by laboratories.…
Healthcare Industry Sees Increased Investment in Generative AI, LLMs
Summary of article from Health IT Analytics, by Shania Kennedy: A recent Generative AI in Healthcare Survey reveals that healthcare and life sciences organizations are increasingly…
FTC Finalizes Changes to Health Breach Notification Rule
Summary of article from Fierce Healthcare, by Heather Landi: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized the revised Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR) to enhance data…
HIPAA Update to Include Cybersecurity Requirements for Health Care Organizations
Summary of article from Renal and Urology News, by John Schieszer: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is updating the Health Insurance Portability and…