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Using Legal Preparedness to Minimize Liability Barriers to Accessing Pandemic Vaccine and Medical Countermeasures

Bill of Health

The demand for liability protections reemerged in 2009 during H1N1, in attenuated form during the 2014-15 West Africa Ebola public health emergency, and, prominently, during COVID-19. To learn more about the GHSA Legal Preparedness Action Package, or to ask questions, please contact ghsalpap@georgetown.edu. * Government, the U.S.

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There’s More Than Rules in Regulating Concussions

Bill of Health

Rules exist at every level constraining practices that can lead to concussions, such as helmet-to-helmet contact and the use of the helmet in making contact with an opponent. The NFHS stresses its targeting, defenseless player, illegal helmet contact, and spearing rules to help minimize risk in high school games.

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GrandPad’s Tablet for Seniors now Available on Amazon.com

HIT Consultant

GrandPad offers the following features that can help seniors and families stay connected in a safe and simple way: – Enables “trusted circle” of family contacts, friends, and caregivers. – Closed network for greater security (no one outside the “trusted circle” can contact a GrandPad user). – Secure internet browsing.

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California and North Dakota Hospitals Report Cyberattacks

HIPAA Journal

The hospital clarified the data that was involved, verified contact information, and notification letters have now been sent to the affected individuals. Fernald Developmental Center campus in Waltham, MA, which was sold to the city of Waltham in 2014.

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CitiusTech Acquires Wilco Source to Expand Salesforce Capabilities for Healthcare & Life Sciences

HIT Consultant

Founded in 2014, Wilco Source has more than 400 employees across the US and India. The company has been a Salesforce partner since its inception in 2014 and has built a strong team of healthcare technologists and Salesforce experts with over 450 Salesforce certifications. Salesforce Solutions for Healthcare & Life Sciences.

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FDA Issues Final Guidance on Informed Consent for IRBs, Clinical Investigators, and Sponsors

Health Law Advisor

This update follows FDA’s draft guidance, which was issued in July 2014, and supersedes the FDA’s “A Guide to Informed Consent,” which was issued in September 1998. As expected, the Final Guidance primarily reinforces the recommendations in the 2014 draft guidance and the 1998 guide.

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Tampa General Hospital Sued over 1.2 Million Record Data Breach

HIPAA Journal

Those files included names, contact information, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and health insurance information. TGH experienced a data breach in 2014 which was reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights as an unauthorized electronic medical record access incident affecting 675 patients.