article thumbnail

The European Commission’s New Compulsory Licensing Proposal: A Step Forward?

Bill of Health

To solve this tension, the Commission recognizes that patent law already offers a solution: compulsory licensing. The Proposal A compulsory license allows third parties to use a patent without asking prior permission from the owner of said patent. The powers to grant such a license will be in the hands of the Commission.

Licensing 285
article thumbnail

No Take-Backs: Moderna’s Attempt to Renege on its Vaccine Patent Pledge

Bill of Health

On October 8, 2020, Moderna, the maker of one of the first mRNA-based vaccines for COVID-19 and the recipient of billions of dollars of U.S. Then, in April 2020, a group of large technology firms and national laboratories joined the Open COVID Pledge , a platform that enabled the large-scale pledging of patents to the pandemic response.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

BJC Healthcare Settles Data Breach Lawsuit Stemming from 2020 Phishing Attack

HIPAA Journal

Louis-based hospital system reported a breach of its email system to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights on May 5, 2020, that affected 287,876 individuals. The investigation confirmed that three email accounts had been compromised in March 2020 as a result of responses to phishing emails. The breach occurred two months previously.

Fraud 108
article thumbnail

Woman Arrested for Practicing Medicine without a License at 7 Nursing Homes

Med-Net Compliance

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (SCMFCU) arrested a 37-year-old woman for allegedly practicing medicine as a registered nurse without a license at seven nursing and assisted living facilities in Anderson, Greenville, and Pickens counties. Update as necessary.

article thumbnail

Nursing License Verification: Necessary, But Complex

Provider Trust

License verification, especially nursing license verification, is essential to ensuring that only the most qualified practitioners are seeing your patients. Additionally, of all licensed RNs, 84.5% Although license monitoring is vital, verifying healthcare licenses can be extremely complex and time-consuming.

article thumbnail

The Dr. Oz Paradox

Bill of Health

Senate race, is a famous television personality as well as a licensed physician. Dr. Mehmet Oz (@DrOz) April 3, 2020. Speakers outside of this relationship, however, are not bound by these constraints, even if they are licensed professionals. We might call this the “Dr. Oz paradox.”

article thumbnail

Grady Health System gets through 2020 with Epic-linked telehealth and RPM

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

For the first three quarters of 2020, Grady Health has conducted 104,907 telehealth visits (telephonic and video) and registered a 40% reduction in its patient no-show rate when compared with face-to-face visits. ” Big no-show rate reduction.

COVID-19 172