There is no doubt that artificial intelligence (“AI”) and more specifically, generative AI, is one of the hottest topics in healthcare for 2023. There is also no doubt that it will continue to be a hot topic into 2024 and beyond as healthcare providers and patients have greater access to generative AI and learn how...
On October 11, 2023 the Minnesota Supreme Court issued an opinion in Schneider v. Children’s Health Care holding that the Minnesota Health Records Act (“MHRA”) provision allowing health care providers to release health records when there is “specific authorization in law” encompasses all operative law in Minnesota, including permitted disclosures under the federal HIPAA privacy...
The Dorsey Health Law blog team keeps readers up-to-date on relevant topics in the health care industry. In order to do so, the members of the blog team communicate regularly with other practice groups within the firm for applicable updates from client publications. For this post, we would like to thank Dorsey’s Dustin Berger for...
In a ruling issued today, the United States Supreme Court held that the family of a nursing home resident could bring a claim against the nursing home under the Federal Nursing Home Reform Act via section 1983. In Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County v. Talevski, Talevski’s family claimed that the nursing home where...
On May 26, 2023, the Governor of Minnesota signed into law Minnesota bill HF 402 to increase government oversight of health care transactions that occur in Minnesota or involve Minnesota-based health care entities. A general overview of the new law’s oversight provisions can be found in a previous Dorsey Health Law blog post. The new...
On June 1, 2023, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed into law Iowa bill HF 685, which will significantly impact the future of Iowa’s long-term-care industry. Among other provisions, HF 685 increases scrutiny imposed on parties who seek to acquire an Iowa nursing facility, imposes a temporary moratorium on adding new nursing facility beds in the...
On May 26, 2023, the Governor of Minnesota signed into law Minnesota bill HF 402 to increase government oversight of health care transactions that occur in Minnesota or involve Minnesota-based health care entities. Minnesota joins a growing number of states considering or enacting similar measures, including New York, Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon,...
The Dorsey Health Law blog team keeps readers up-to-date on relevant topics in the health care industry. In order to do so, the members of the blog team communicate regularly with other practice groups within the firm for applicable updates from client publications. For this post, we would like to thank Dorsey’s Ross D’Emanuele, Jamie...
Over the past decade, the number of health care data breaches reported to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) has increased dramatically. From 2009 to 2022, over 5,000 data breaches affecting 500 or more records were reported to OCR, accounting for the exposure of over 380 million health...
For the last three years, the federal government has taken considerable steps to aid providers in the fight against COVID-19. Although many of the waivers and flexibilities initiated in response to the pandemic have since expired or are in the process of being phased out, other federal agencies, including the Department of Health and Human...
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