7/3/2025 12:53:41 PM The Joint Commission’s 2025 Accreditation Overhaul: What Healthcare Organizations Need to Know By Kenya Scott Woodruff Katy Pollitt Taylor Stilwell On June 30, the Joint Commission announced it is transforming its accreditation process, promising a more streamlined, relevant, and...
7/2/2025 1:58:24 PM CMS Unveils New Prior Authorization “WISeR Model” for Electrical Nerve Stimulators, Skin and Tissue Substitutes and Knee Arthroscopy By Ramana Rameswaran Joe Lecroy CMS recently announced a new model it will be using to pilot the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in reviewing prior...
6/30/2025 3:07:58 PM FDA Scrutinizes Clinical Trials Exporting U.S. Genetic Material By Kate Hardey Brandon von Kriegelstein On June 18, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) announced an immediate review of new clinical trials that export American...
6/27/2025 1:07:18 PM FDA Requesting Comments on Proposed Guidance Regarding 510(k) Transfers By Kate Hardey Brandon von Kriegelstein On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) issued draft guidance (the “510(k) Transfer Guidance”) related to the...
6/26/2025 8:55:55 PM Texas Federal Court Vacates Most of 2024 HIPAA Rule on Reproductive Health Information By Lisa Prather Brandon von Kriegelstein In 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (“HHS”) implemented a new privacy rule under the Health Insurance Portability...
6/25/2025 1:24:06 PM 5 Things to Know About Senate Bill 1318: Navigating New Non-Compete Restrictions for Healthcare Practitioners in Texas By Kenya Scott Woodruff Ramana Rameswaran Michelle Apodaca Lisa Prather Taylor Stilwell +2 more... Show less On June 20, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law Senate Bill 1318 (“SB 1318”), which amends Texas Business & Commerce Code...
6/16/2025 4:36:07 PM FDA Reimagined: Faster, Friendlier, and Focused on Cures By Kate Hardey Brandon von Kriegelstein On June 10, 2025, the Commissioner of the FDA, Dr. Martin Makary, and Dr. Vinayak Prasad, the Director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics...
6/13/2025 7:32:58 PM FTC and DOJ Announce Listening Sessions on Lowering American’s Drug Prices By Kate Hardey Lance Soderstrom Deepro Mukerjee Taylor Stilwell +1 more... Show less On April 15, 2025, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order No. 14273, “Lowering Drug Prices by Once Again Putting Americans First,...
6/5/2025 5:58:16 PM HHS Rescinds 2022 EMTALA Guidance on State Law Preemption in Emergency Reproductive Health Care By Katy Pollitt On May 29, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) rescinded its July 11, 2022 guidance (Ref. QSO-22-22-Hospitals) (the...
5/28/2025 7:27:08 PM Texas Nonprofit Healthcare Organizations May Be Vicariously Liable for Malpractice of Their Employee Physicians By Lisa Prather Joe Lecroy The Texas Supreme Court recently held that nonprofit health organizations could be vicariously liable for the alleged medical malpractice...
7/3/2024 11:09:40 PM U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Chevron – Impact on Health Care and Life Sciences By Kenya Scott Woodruff Ramana Rameswaran On June 28, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court (the “Court”) issued a decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless, Inc. v....
6/6/2024 1:46:12 PM Exploring the Intersection of Gender, Restructuring and Distress in the Life Sciences: A Discussion With Angela Allen By Paul Musser In the latest TMA Chicago Midwest Podcast episode, I was delighted to speak with Angela Allen, a partner at Jenner & Block in Chicago....
4/23/2024 3:48:54 PM Whistleblower Rewards Program Update: DOJ Explains and Expands Pilot Program for Voluntary Disclosures By Ryan Meyer Ryan Dean On April 15, the Department of Justice (DOJ) publicly released a memorandum fleshing out its previously announced corporate whistleblower...
3/21/2024 7:39:51 PM OCR Updates Guidance on Use of Online Tracking Technologies by HIPAA Covered Entities and Business Associates By Joanna Hwang On March 18, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) updated its guidance on the use of...
3/21/2024 7:36:32 PM Navigating the Changing Landscape of Health Care: 9 Key Trends to Watch By Kenya Scott Woodruff Partner Kenya Woodruff, the Chair of the Health Care Practice at Katten, had a recent conversation with Nick Uehlecke from the Todd...
3/18/2024 10:06:57 PM New Hampshire Enacts a Comprehensive Privacy Law By Trisha Sircar On March 6, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu signed Senate Bill 255 (SB 255) into law. New Hampshire joins California, Colorado,...