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Healthcare Cybersecurity – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

The HIPAA Security Rule was drafted in 2003 and has not been substantively updated since that time. While this issue has gained the attention of the government, leading them to release the National Cybersecurity Workforce and Education Plan, the reality is that it will take a significant amount of time to bridge this gap.

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Which Situations Allow a Medical Professional to Release Information?

HIPAA Journal

The page reveals that, since 2003, the agency has received more than 300,000 complaints alleging violations of HIPAA. To the Federal Drug Administration to report adverse events and track FDA-regulated products. To personal representatives of adult patients and unemancipated minor patients.

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Terrible Decision Contravenes the Vaccine Act’s Purpose and Would Gut Its Protections

Drug & Device Law

The allegations in the complaint thus fell within the scope of the Vaccine Act, which governs all claims “for damages arising from a vaccine-related injury or death associated with the administration of a vaccine.” 2003), and Doe v. that they would not have received otherwise.” at *2 (citation to complaint omitted). Merck & Co.

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Logical Contradiction Doctrine:  Buckman for Textualists

Drug & Device Law

470 (1996), was decided – removing express preemption as a defense for manufacturers of §510(k) products So defendants moved on fraud on the FDA under an implied preemption theory and won. Plaintiffs Legal Committee , 531 U.S. Mensing , 564 U.S. Mensing , 564 U.S. Lohr , 518 U.S.

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Is Human Tissue A Product?

Drug & Device Law

Medical products based on human tissue have been around for a long time, and they are regulated by the FDA. 18, 2024), which applied the Illinois statute governing blood and organ transactions to dismiss strict liability and warranty claims. 2d 640, 653 (2003)). That is the holding of Zydek v. Aziyo Biologics, Inc. ,

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Reporter’s Privilege Protects JAMA Peer-Review Documents from Discovery

Drug & Device Law

GlaxoSmithKline , 2023 IL App (1st) 221666 (2003). Information disclosed in JAMA’s privilege log revealed that JAMA had communicated with an unidentified government official in connection with its decision to drop the original version of the article at issue. The court granted the motion and JAMA appealed.

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NPP, DCC, And FDA-Regulated Medical Products

Drug & Device Law

We are not looking do either of those, but we will weigh in on what NPP means for non-product liability cases involving FDA-regulated medical products. Both talk a fair amount about “commerce” and the respective roles of the states and federal government. 644 (2003), but not to Pike. Walsh , 538 U.S.

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