Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 26, 2021

In the meantime, though, state legislatures have taken action – and experts say their movement in this regard is unprecedented. As Tucker described it, lawmakers in nearly every state have introduced about 300 bills in the last few months aimed at expanding access to telemedicine. "State policy matters.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 30, 2024

Timi Leslie, Founder and President at BluePath Health and Connecting for Better Health TEFCA provides a foundational standard for interoperability, crucial for the success of state-level interoperability initiatives across the country. In fact, according to ONC’s latest statistics, 70% of hospitals now participate in interoperability.

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C&M Health Law

DECEMBER 13, 2022

While the EMTALA guidance is currently being challenged in federal court, we expect the Administration to address additional issues related to reproductive health care services, including state policies affecting telehealth and travel restrictions for abortion. Price Transparency . Next Steps .

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Drug & Device Law

JANUARY 15, 2024

That is significant because, unlike (now) every other state in the country, since 1987 Pennsylvania precedent prohibited defendants from introducing evidence of their compliance with government and/or industry standards (“standards compliance” or “compliance” evidence, for short) in strict liability design defect cases – generally.

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