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By McDermott Will & Emery on Oct 6, 2020
Posted In Consumer Protection, Data Privacy, Data Transfers/Safe Harbor/Privacy Shield
On 16 July 2020, Europe’s highest court, the CJEU, ruled in Data Protection Commissioner v. Facebook Ireland Limited, Maximillian Schrems that individuals in Europe had insufficient redress against US bulk interception rules when their personal data was transferred to the United States under the US Department of Commerce “Privacy Shield” mechanism. This ruling followed a...
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Data Protection During and After the Pandemic: Consolidate, Update and Innovate
By McDermott Will & Emery on Sep 29, 2020
Posted In Data Privacy, Workplace Privacy
Having adapted products, processes, services, facilities and IT systems in response to Coronavirus (COVID-19), businesses should now refocus on their legal and business fundamentals as they move towards returning to the office. Compliance policies should be updated, Brexit contingency plans reinvigorated, and upcoming legal and regulatory changes anticipated. While taking these steps, businesses should bear...
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The Uncertain “State” of US Data Protection Law: California Leads the Way
By McDermott Will & Emery on Sep 22, 2020
Posted In Data Privacy
The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), which took effect this year, introduced a complicated data protection framework for the personal information of California residents, imposing a variety of new obligations on affected businesses. Although the interpretation of many of the CCPA’s provisions remains unsettled—and proposed regulations are still pending— the CCPA’s original architects...
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Privacy Considerations for COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing
By McDermott Will & Emery on Sep 15, 2020
Posted In Data Privacy, Mobile Apps
Generally, contact tracing refers to an effort by public health officials to identify individuals with whom a patient who has tested positive for an infectious disease has been in close proximity. Public health officials will inform these individuals that they were exposed to a contagious patient and encourage them to monitor their symptoms and quarantine...
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DOJ Continues Telemedicine Enforcement in Q2 2019
By McDermott Will & Emery, Amandeep S. Sidhu and Marshall E. Jackson, Jr. on Aug 27, 2019
Posted In Telehealth
During the second quarter of 2019, DOJ continued its focus on enforcement activity in telemedicine. As reported in prior editions of the Quarterly Roundup, telemedicine is an expanding field, causing DOJ to pay particular attention to the industry. In April 2019, DOJ indicted the owner and operator of 1stCare MD and ProfitsCentric with one count...
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Live Webinar: Developing and Procuring Digital Health AI Solutions: Advice for Developers, Purchasers and Vendors
By McDermott Will & Emery, Bernadette M. Broccolo, Dale C. Van Demark, Jeremy Earl, Jennifer S. Geetter, Jiayan Chen, Michael W. Ryan, Paul W. Radensky, MD and Vernessa T. Pollard on Jun 8, 2018
Posted In Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Data Transfers/Safe Harbor/Privacy Shield, General Interest, Mobile Apps, Telehealth
Join McDermott next Wednesday for a live webinar on the unique considerations in developing and procuring AI solutions for digital health applications from the perspective of various stakeholders. We will discuss the legal issues and strategies surrounding: Research and data mapping essential to the development and validation of AI technologies Protecting and maintaining intellectual property...
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Order now: The Law of Digital Health Book
By McDermott Will & Emery, Amanda Enyeart, Anisa Mohanty, Amy C. Pimentel, Bernadette M. Broccolo, Dale C. Van Demark, Jiayan Chen, Lisa Mazur, Marshall E. Jackson, Jr., Michael W. Ryan, Ryan S. Higgins, Scott Weinstein and Vanessa K. Burrows on Mar 20, 2018
Posted In Big Data, Cloud, Consumer Protection, Data Privacy, General Interest, Telehealth
Designed to provide business leaders and their key advisors with the knowledge and insight they need to grow and sustain successful digital health initiatives, we are pleased to present The Law of Digital Health, a new book edited and authored by McDermott’s team of distinguished digital health lawyers, and published by AHLA. Visit www.mwe.com/lawofdigitalhealth to order this...
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A Declaration without a Response: Senators Urge DEA to Enact Regulations on Opioid-Based Addiction Treatments Using Telemedicine
By McDermott Will & Emery and Lisa Mazur on Feb 16, 2018
Posted In General Interest, Mobile Apps, Telehealth
This past fall, after months of speculation, President Trump declared the opioid crisis sweeping the United States a national public health emergency. Upon the president’s declaration, Acting Health and Human Services Secretary Eric D. Hargan made a formal declaration under Section 319 of the Public Health Service Act, making available an exception to the Ryan...
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Understanding the Implications of Federal Remote Prescribing Laws on Telemedicine’s Role in Behavioral Health Treatment
By McDermott Will & Emery and Lisa Mazur on Feb 14, 2018
Posted In General Interest, Mobile Apps, Telehealth
The opioid epidemic is making the United States acutely aware of the horrors of substance abuse disorders and the limited means of treating the individuals suffering from addiction. Rural America is among the places hit hardest by opioid addiction while also having limited access to mental and behavioral health providers. Telemedicine offers a viable solution...
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Digital Health Year in Review: 2017 Trends and Looking Ahead to 2018
By Jiayan Chen, Lisa Mazur, Michael W. Ryan, Scott Weinstein, Vernessa T. Pollard, McDermott Will & Emery, Bernadette M. Broccolo, Dale C. Van Demark and Jennifer S. Geetter on Jan 12, 2018
Posted In Advertising & Marketing, Big Data, Cloud, Consumer Protection, Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Data Transfers/Safe Harbor/Privacy Shield, Mobile Apps, Telehealth
Throughout 2017, the health care and life sciences industries experienced a widespread proliferation of digital health innovation that presents challenges to traditional notions of health care delivery and payment as well as product research, development and commercialization for both long-standing and new stakeholders. At the same time, lawmakers and regulators made meaningful progress toward modernizing...
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