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2021 COVID-19 COVID-19 Vaccine 
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
JANUARY 4, 2021
As the slower-than-expected COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues around the United States, experts have noted the importance of the "last mile" – getting dosages into the arms of patients. "We took a customer live in four days last week specifically because of the COVID vaccine," de Zwirek said.
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Fierce Healthcare
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
10 rural states launch lawsuit against CMS' COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers. Thu, 11/11/2021 - 12:57.
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Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 22, 2021
UnitedHealthcare will reimburse providers for COVID-19 vaccine underpayments. Fri, 10/22/2021 - 12:12.
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Bill of Health
OCTOBER 11, 2022
Since the first days of the COVID-19 pandemic, employers, businesses, and other entities have anticipated litigation around tort claims associated with the novel coronavirus. Some respondents analyze how we got here — the specific conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic that have influenced and constrained potential litigation.
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Fierce Healthcare
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
Federal judge halts CMS' COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers in 10 rural states. Mon, 11/29/2021 - 15:30.
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Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 1, 2021
Federal judge orders nationwide pause on CMS' COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers. Wed, 12/01/2021 - 11:06.
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Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Health workers' licenses at risk if they spread COVID-19 vaccine misinformation. Thu, 09/09/2021 - 13:11. agliadkovskaya.
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Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 15, 2021
Conflicting federal, state COVID-19 vaccine requirements have hospitals trapped in noncompliance. Fri, 10/15/2021 - 15:49.
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Fierce Healthcare
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
Another 12 states take CMS to court over COVID-19 vaccine requirements for healthcare workers. Wed, 11/17/2021 - 11:31.
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Bill of Health
APRIL 25, 2023
By Jonathan Howard On June 29, 2021, Dr. Harriet Hall penned an essay on the website Science Based Medicine titled “A New COVID-19 Myth?” In February 2021 they recorded “The End of the Pandemic” 5 where listeners heard that “a UCSF infectious disease doctor is convinced this pandemic is ending, and sooner than you think.”
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Fierce Healthcare
NOVEMBER 6, 2021
Vaccine hesitancy and social vulnerability remain barriers to broader COVID-19 vaccination, study finds. Sat, 11/06/2021 - 21:55.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 18, 2021
Survey: Nurses largely on board with COVID-19 vaccines but want more info on boosters, long-term safety. Wed, 08/18/2021 - 15:32.
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HIPAA Journal
DECEMBER 7, 2022
The COVID-19 vaccination statuses of approximately 500,000 Department of Veterans Affairs employees have been impermissibly disclosed. The spreadsheet also included details of claimed religious and medical exceptions to COVID-19 vaccination.
Fierce Healthcare
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
Rural hospital COVID-19 vaccination rates remain stubborn despite surge linked to delta variant. Tue, 11/23/2021 - 14:15.
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 4, 2021
Industry Voices—COVID-19 vaccine rollout shows real-world evidence was ready for the spotlight. Mon, 10/04/2021 - 18:03.
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Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 19, 2021
Nursing home groups decry mandate push by CMS for staff to get COVID-19 vaccine. Thu, 08/19/2021 - 16:27.
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Med-Net Compliance
JUNE 22, 2022
A registered nurse from a veteran’s hospital in Detroit pleaded guilty to charges related to COVID-19 vaccination record cards fraud. Her theft of the cards began at least as early as May 2021 and continued through September 2021. Participating in the fraud can result in the person(s) being prosecuted.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
CMS to require staff at hospitals and other facilities to get COVID-19 vaccine or risk funding loss. Thu, 09/09/2021 - 16:40.
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Health Law Attorney
JANUARY 13, 2022
In June 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“ OSHA ”) issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (“ ETS ”) that would require, amongst other things, employers with 100 or more employees to adopt a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy. Accordingly, the Supreme Court issued its ruling staying the OSHA ETS.
Symplr
FEBRUARY 25, 2022
COVID-19 time line, February 2021: The distribution of COVID-19 vaccines was in its early stages. However, that number accounts for only 65% of the total U.S. population.
Bill of Health
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, now entering its fourth year in 2023, legislators, executives, and judges at every level of government have sought measures to derail efficacious public health interventions. And most relate solely to COVID-19 interventions, which sunset permanently as states withdraw their emergencies.
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Bill of Health
JANUARY 24, 2022
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is failing parents by preventing off-label use of our existing COVID-19 vaccines in the under-five set. The CDC, through its vaccine provider agreements, prevents physicians and parents from pursuing off-label use of COVID-19 vaccinations in young children.
Wyatt Law Blog
OCTOBER 8, 2021
On 9/30/2021, HHS Office for Civil Rights issues guidance on when HIPAA applies and does not apply to COVID-19 vaccine information. Accordingly, HIPAA does not prohibit businesses, individuals or HIPAA covered entities from asking whether a person has received a COVID-19 vaccine.
Healthcare Law Today
JANUARY 20, 2022
Despite continuing disputes as to the legality and enforcement of the CMS vaccine mandate for certified providers and suppliers, CMS has indicated it will proceed with enforcement of the mandate in those states where it is not enjoined from doing so with clarifying guidance issued on December 28, 2021.
HIT Consultant
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
What Has Everyone Excited about COVID-19 Vaccines for 5-11-year-olds? With the rollout this month of the COVID-19 vaccine for those 5-11 years of age, we can now directly protect children with asthma for whom COVID-19 infection is an even bigger hazard for our children during the pandemic.
Becker's Health IT
DECEMBER 1, 2022
The Department of Veterans Affairs admitted it failed to protect the COVID-19 vaccination status data for about 500,000 of its employees after a spreadsheet containing the information was improperly shared in October 2021, FedScoop reported Nov.
Healthcare Law Blog
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Addressing Declines in COVID-19 Vaccination Rates and COVID-19 Treatment. A pre-Thanksgiving analysis of this data revealed that just 45% of SNF residents and 23% of SNF staff were up-to-date with COVID-19 vaccines and boosters. [i].
Healthcare It News
NOVEMBER 25, 2021
In the control group, which received only brief information about the COVID-19 vaccination, there were no comparable results in terms of general views and willingness to vaccinate. In other parts of Europe, especially in the south-west, the vaccination rates are significantly lower than 50 per cent.
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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
DECEMBER 7, 2020
A new report predicts that cybercriminals will use strategies honed in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis to wreak havoc in 2021. And, of course, COVID-19 vaccines are likely to play a major role in 2021's health and security landscape, with streamlined distribution at top of mind for many officials.
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Bill of Health
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Nevertheless, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic caused a major panic in the country’s legal system and judiciary. Additionally, the Government declared COVID-19 a “ formidable disease ” under the Public Health Act on April 1, 2020.
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Jackson Lewis
DECEMBER 1, 2021
District Court for the Western District of Louisiana has granted a preliminary injunction enjoining the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) from enforcing its COVID-19 vaccine mandate nationwide. Louisiana et al. Becerra et al. , 3:12-CV-03970 (W.D. This injunction takes immediate effect.
Compliance Now
DECEMBER 20, 2021
On Friday, December 17, 2021, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision allowing OSHA to enforce its COVID-19 vaccination mandate for employers with 100 or more employees. The CDC document “Key Things to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines” Information about protection against retaliation and discrimination.
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Bill of Health
MARCH 30, 2022
In August 2021 , the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) put in place requirements for service members to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Litigation has since ensued over the military branches’ restrictive approach to religious exemptions to vaccination. By Kaitlynn Milvert. On March 25, the U.S.
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Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 18, 2021
More than 591 million EU Digital COVID Certificates (EUDCC) have now been generated, according to a European Commission report published today. The certificate, which covers COVID-19 vaccination, test and recovery, aims to facilitate safe travel for citizens in Europe. THE LARGER CONTEXT. ON THE RECORD.
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The Health Law Firm Blog
APRIL 23, 2024
Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On September 29, 2021, a pediatrician and medical student sued the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (CU) for denying COVID vaccine religious exemptions. By George F. Indest III, J.D.,
Bill of Health
JANUARY 6, 2022
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is currently embroiled in a dispute over the ownership of patent rights to Moderna’s flagship mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (mRNA-1273). If so, NIH, their employer, would be a co-owner of the vaccine technology and could, in theory, make it more broadly available around the world.
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Bill of Health
JANUARY 17, 2023
Two pharmaceutical giants of the pandemic, Moderna and BioNTech, are taking steps for increasing the manufacturing capacity for the COVID-19 vaccine in Africa. Last March, Moderna announced its plan to set up a manufacturing facility in Kenya to produce messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines, including COVID-19 shots.
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Bill of Health
DECEMBER 12, 2023
By Tara Davis and Nicola Soekoe In January 2021, the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) observed that the world was on the brink of a “catastrophic moral failure” if wealthier nations did not ensure the equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. This, critically, could have helped save lives.
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Jackson Lewis
DECEMBER 16, 2021
On December 15, 2021, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals granted, in part, the federal administration’s motion to stay the nationwide preliminary injunction enjoining the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (“CMS”) from enforcing its COVID-19 vaccine mandate nationwide as to non-plaintiff states. December 15, 2021).
HIPAA Journal
APRIL 11, 2023
The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced that he does not plan to renew the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, which is due to expire on May 11, 2023. The post HHS Secretary Will Not Renew COVID-19 PHE: HIPAA Enforcement Discretion to End on May 11, 2023 appeared first on HIPAA Journal.
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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
JANUARY 4, 2021
The following 10 predictions that we have made for the global healthcare will define new ways of rethinking business and growth opportunities in 2021, and will help determine the future direction of the industry. By the end of 2021, about 4 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses will be delivered globally.
Hall Render
JANUARY 6, 2022
Nursing homes face possible citations, civil monetary penalties, denial of payments and—as a final measure—termination of participation from the Medicare and Medicaid programs by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) as they embark on complying with the new CMS COVID-19 vaccine requirements for their staff.
Bill of Health
JULY 12, 2024
Contreras On July 2, 2024, the High Court of the United Kingdom issued a decision in Moderna’s mRNA vaccine patent litigation against Pfizer and BioNTech. As I previously discussed in October of 2020, Moderna pledged not to enforce its patents against makers of COVID-19 vaccines during the pandemic. Conclusion The U.K.
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Health Law Pulse
JANUARY 21, 2022
A little over one week later, we reported that the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency after COVID-19 was detected in eighteen countries, infecting almost 10,000 people and killing more than two hundred. The post COVID-19 Update: More Reflections on a Pandemic appeared first on Health Law Pulse.
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