NIH licenses COVID-19 technologies to WHO-backed program
Healthcare Dive
MAY 16, 2022
The agreement, which covers three experimental vaccines as well as several key patents, makes products sold in 49 low-income countries royalty-free.
COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Infringement? The Battle Between Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Continues
Bill of Health
JANUARY 12, 2023
Last month, the patent battle between COVID-19 mRNA vaccine manufacturers continued with BioNTech/Pfizer filing a strong defense and counter-claim to Moderna’s allegations of patent infringement. Moderna also licensed their mRNA technology from Cellscript LLC – University of Pennsylvania’s successor-in-interest to the 966 patent.
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Strategic Maneuvers in Response to COVID-19 Denialist Laws and Policies
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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Health workers' licenses at risk if they spread COVID-19 vaccine misinformation
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Health workers' licenses at risk if they spread COVID-19 vaccine misinformation. agliadkovskaya. Thu, 09/09/2021 - 13:11.
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State Nursing Boards Continue to Delay Licenses Across the U.S. As COVID-19 Pandemic Continues
The Health Law Firm
APRIL 21, 2022
Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Staffing shortages at hospitals across the US are worsening helped along by state boards and other licensing authorities taking months to process nursing licenses, a recent NPR survey claims. Indest III, J.D., Now, it's resulted in a considerable backlog in nurses waiting for jobs.
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Nomi Health battling allegations it copied app licensed to support its COVID-19 testing business
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 30, 2023
A contract and copyright dispute over the development of a COVID-19 testing app has left Nomi Health with an order to pay more than $7 million in damages, which could potentially balloon into a hig | Nomi Health has already admitted to breaching its licensing contract with software developer OSGHD and was ordered to pay over $7 million in damages, (..)
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Accessing COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines for Research: The Re-emergence of the Tragedy of the ‘Anticommons’
Bill of Health
OCTOBER 31, 2022
Some COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers in the US have refused to share vaccine samples for research purposes , creating an access issue with the potential to delay comparator studies, follow-on research, and new vaccine / drug development. By Aparajita Lath. However, some suggest that patents are impeding access to research.
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Nuance, Epic lead in COVID-19 response, says KLAS
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
APRIL 12, 2021
A new report from KLAS Research found that overall customers feel that the health IT vendor community has "responded well" to the COVID-19 crisis. Amidst a rapidly changing landscape, health IT customers have relied on software vendors for a variety of evolving COVID-19 needs.
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UW Medicine CIO's advice: prepping IT systems for COVID-19
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MARCH 12, 2020
Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Population Health Telehealth Workflow Workforce On the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic, UW has ramped up telemedicine capabilities and made immediate changes to its EHR to support COVID-19 care. Additional details can be found on the UW Medicine COVID-19 Resource Site.
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OCR will ease restrictions on telehealth tech during COVID-19
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MARCH 18, 2020
"This exercise of discretion applies to telehealth provided for any reason, regardless of whether the telehealth service is related to the diagnosis and treatment of health conditions related to COVID-19."
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State Nursing Boards Delay Nursing Licenses Across the U.S. Even As COVID-19 Pandemic Continues
The Health Law Firm Blog
JULY 6, 2023
are worsening helped along by state boards and other licensing authorities taking months to process nursing licenses, a recent NPR survey claims. Indest III, J.D., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Staffing shortages at hospitals across the U.S. As a result, thousands of new nurses who want [.]
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A Hawaii health system meets island community and COVID-19 needs with telehealth
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
DECEMBER 7, 2021
This was true even before the COVID-19 pandemic, when the main focus was provision of tertiary specialty services to patients living in rural communities on Oahu and to those on neighboring islands. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, we built an integrated telehealth platform within our Epic EHR using a third-party vendor, ExtendedCare.
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MaineHealth turned a COVID-19 grant into a permanent telehealth program
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
JULY 25, 2022
Similar to many health systems across the country, COVID-19 created an urgent need for MaineHealth to take care of patients at a distance to keep patients and care teams safe. "Approximately 1,000 licenses were implemented in a very compressed period of time," he continued. THE PROBLEM.
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COVID ‘Compromise’ on International IP Underscores Need for New Approach
Bill of Health
APRIL 6, 2022
It only narrowly modifies compulsory licenses of patents covering COVID vaccines. Moreover, it imposes additional restrictions on use of compulsory licenses. IP on COVID vaccines should be a global public good. This is true not just for COVID, but future pandemics. We need a new approach. What does that mean?
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How COVID-19 is impacting hospitals' IT purchasing decisions
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
APRIL 2, 2020
Hard data on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis is difficult to come by, because many providers are enlisting all hands in handling the surge of cases, said Bob Cash, vice president of provider relations for KLAS. " Some key IT staff in provider organizations are feeling the brunt of the COVID-19 surge, said Cash of KLAS.
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Managing provider licensure amid expanding telehealth
Healthcare Dive
APRIL 25, 2022
As the COVID-19 pandemic paved the way for expanded virtual care, telehealth has grown in adoption. How are your licensing processes adapting to this changing environment?
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Trust My Doctor and Fear the Office: The Telehealth Opportunity in and Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic
Health Populi
MAY 21, 2020
However, as patients continue to be concerned about exposure to COVID-19, 3 in 5 are concerned about being at-risk to the virus in their doctor’s office, according to research from the Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) and AMCP , the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy. ACHP and AMCP polled 1,263 U.S.
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COVID-19 Pandemic Boosted RPM Adoption in Cardiac Rehab
HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
As seen in other areas of healthcare where the pandemic drove RPM adoption, the survey identified a rapid increase in RPM adoption in cardiac rehab since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic , with 65% of respondents having started using the technology within the last two years.
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Billing Medicare Telehealth during COVID-19 PHE
Medisys Compliance
MAY 19, 2022
During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE), reimbursements for telehealth continue to evolve. During the COVID-19 public health emergency, any health care provider who is eligible to bill Medicare can bill for telehealth services regardless of where the patient or provider is located. Changed Telehealth Policies.
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COVID-19 Vaccination Statuses of 500,000 VA Employees have been Impermissibly Disclosed
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.
Nursing License Verification: Necessary, But Complex
Provider Trust
OCTOBER 12, 2021
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.
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AccessHealth uses telemedicine to boost mental health visits by 10% during COVID-19
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
AUGUST 19, 2020
COVID-19 spurred Houston-based AccessHealth to quickly scale up its telemedicine offerings, just as it did with most other health systems nationwide. AccessHealth’s licensed chemical dependency counselors are integrated within the medical adult clinics. THE PROBLEM. Traditional therapy via telehealth is the popular choice."
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Three Challenges Impacting Healthcare License Verifications
Provider Trust
JUNE 1, 2022
Organizations across the healthcare continuum have experienced several workforce trends that are creating gaps in license monitoring and verifications. Many of these trends evolved in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but show no signs of slowing despite a wavering rate of hospitalizations.
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License Verification and Monitoring Critical Amidst Healthcare Labor Shortages
Provider Trust
APRIL 26, 2023
However, this solution comes with its share of compliance risks, especially if interstate licenses are involved. There’s no doubt that frontline nurses have been warriors throughout the spread of COVID-19, providing critical care during an unstable and dangerous time. This can spell trouble for everyone involved.
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The COVID-19 crisis has 'forced people into virtual mediums,' says Summus CEO
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
A frequently discussed consequence of the COVID-19 crisis is the uptick in reliance on telehealth, with both patients and clinicians pivoting quickly to virtual care in order to minimize in-person contact. "COVID-19 has forced people into virtual mediums," Flannery continued. "Companies like ours.
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Health Net, MedArrive Partner to Bring In-Home COVID-19 Vaccine to At-Risk Medicaid Members
HIT Consultant
JUNE 17, 2022
What You Should Know: – One of California’s longest-serving and most-experienced Medi-Cal partners, Health Net (a Centene plan), and virtual care and in-home health services provider MedArrive is collaborating to bring the most vulnerable, at-risk Medicaid members in-home access to COVID-19 vaccinations.
U.S. Government Renews COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, Extending Health Benefits for Millions of Americans
The Health Law Firm Blog
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On July 15, 2022, the United States again renewed the COVID-19 public health emergency, allowing millions of Americans special access to free tests, vaccines, and treatments. By George F. Indest III, J.D.,
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State Nursing Boards Delay Nursing Licenses Across the U.S. Even As COVID-19 Pandemic Continues
The Health Law Firm Blog
APRIL 11, 2022
are worsening helped along by state boards and other licensing authorities taking months to process nursing licenses, a recent NPR survey claims. Indest III, J.D., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Staffing shortages at hospitals across the U.S. As a result, thousands of new nurses who want [.].
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COVID-19 Search Engine Inspired Q&A
Healthcare IT Today
APRIL 14, 2020
As you can imagine, with all our COVID-19 coverage, we’re getting thousands of people searching something on a search engine and discovering the site. In those searches are a lot of interesting questions that people are obviously trying to find the answers to in this crazy new pandemic world we live in.
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COVID-19 At-Home Tests: Do CLIA Requirements Apply and what do Health Care Providers Need to Know?
Healthcare Law Today
JANUARY 20, 2022
Demand for COVID-19 tests, including over-the-counter at-home tests, has soared with the surge of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus. The Guidance Documents describes when a CLIA certificate is necessary for at-home COVID-19 tests. Below we summarize the highlights of that guidance.
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Long Term Care Update: As Winter Arrives, CMS Renews its Emphasis on COVID-19 Vaccinations, Bivalent Boosters and Timely Therapeutic Treatments
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]. Education for Staff Regarding Up-To-Date Vaccinations and Boosters.
Texas Hospital’s Vaccination Mandate For COVID-19 Upheld by Federal Court
The Health Law Firm Blog
APRIL 17, 2023
is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law As some states lift COVID-19 restrictions, the business community is still grappling with the dynamic between the COVID-19 vaccine and workplace operations. By George F. Indest III, J.D., To address this, some U.S. These policies, [.]
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The Health Law Firm Blog
MARCH 31, 2023
is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law As some states lift COVID-19 restrictions, the business community is still grappling with the dynamic between the COVID-19 vaccine and workplace operations. By George F. Indest III, J.D., To address this, some U.S. These policies, [.]
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Using Contracts to Lessen Inequities in Access to Medicines in Pandemics and Epidemics
Bill of Health
MARCH 24, 2022
Consider, for instance, the case of COVID-19 vaccines. Even those relying on a new type of vaccine technology, such as mRNA vaccines , resulted from well over a decade of R&D in mRNA vaccinology and used vaccine components that were developed well before the COVID-19 pandemic began.
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Will NIH Learn from Myriad when Settling Its mRNA Inventorship Dispute with Moderna?
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). The NIH, which funded much of Moderna’s research on the COVID-19 vaccine, should be assertive in exerting control over the results of this taxpayer-funded research.
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Register your non-licensed team members for infection control and prevention training
Hanys
JANUARY 21, 2022
CDC's Project Firstline training is geared specifically for non-licensed healthcare workers like nurse aides, environmental services and security workers. 3 session focused on COVID-19 and why infection control actions focus on keeping respiratory droplets out of the air and away from other people.
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Florida Emergency Order Allows Pharmacists to Order, Administer COVID-19 Tests
The Health Law Firm
JUNE 3, 2020
Ron DeSantis announced he would expand the opportunities for people to obtain COVID-19 tests by allowing licensed pharmacists to order and administer them. For purposes of preparing for, responding to, and mitigating any effect of COVID-19, Emergency Order 20-006 was filed, suspending section 483.813, Florida Statutes.
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U.S. Government Renews COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, Extending Health Benefits for Millions of Americans
The Health Law Firm Blog
JULY 18, 2022
Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On July 15, 2022, the United States again renewed the COVID-19 public health emergency, allowing millions of Americans special access to free tests, vaccines, and treatments. By George F. Indest III, J.D.,
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Texas Hospital’s Vaccination Mandate For COVID-19 Upheld by Federal Court
The Health Law Firm Blog
JANUARY 21, 2022
is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law As some states lift COVID-19 restrictions, the business community is still grappling with the dynamic between the COVID-19 vaccine and workplace operations. By George F. Indest III, J.D., To address this, some U.S. These policies,
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Important practice-points for pharmacists independently initiating and furnishing Paxlovid
Natalia Mazina
AUGUST 16, 2022
Recently – on July 6, 2022 – the FDA amended the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Paxlovid, an orally-administered COVID-19 therapeutic drug. Recently – on July 6, 2022 – the FDA amended the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Paxlovid, an orally-administered COVID-19 therapeutic drug.
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Texas Hospital’s Vaccination Mandate For COVID-19 Upheld by Federal Court
The Health Law Firm Blog
JANUARY 4, 2022
is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law As some states lift COVID-19 restrictions, the business community is still grappling with the dynamic between the COVID-19 vaccine and workplace operations. By George F. Indest III, J.D., To address this, some U.S. These policies,
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Unlocking the mRNA Platform Technology: Walking the Talk with Investment Protection
Bill of Health
APRIL 7, 2023
By Aparajita Lath Two articles published last month in the BMJ analyze the public investment and financing of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, highlighting the extensive government funding that has supported the development of mRNA technology from 1985 to 2022. public investment in the development of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines between 1985 to 2019.
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Texas Hospital’s Vaccination Mandate For COVID-19 Upheld by Federal Court
The Health Law Firm Blog
DECEMBER 14, 2021
is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law As some states lift COVID-19 restrictions, the business community is still grappling with the dynamic between the COVID-19 vaccine and workplace operations. By George F. Indest III, J.D., To address this, some U.S. These policies,
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MaineGeneral hits congestive heart failure readmission rate of 0% using RPM
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
AUGUST 23, 2022
As the program grew to more than 100 patients, the organization expanded to allowing referrals for patients with any chronic condition or COVID-19, and hired additional clinical staff. "When COVID-19 hit, patients avoided coming into the office when possible," said Laura Mrazik, telehealth coordinator at MaineGeneral Health.
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