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In this episode of Health+Tech, Andrea Lee Linna and Jonathan Ishee are joined by fellow McGuireWoods digital health team member Michael Paluzzi to discuss proposed HIPAA changes that may require covered entities and business associates to overhaul their HIPAA policies and procedures in 2022.After providing a high-level overview of the proposed changes, the podcast turns to a live recording of Andrea and Jonathan’s recent webinar, “Preparing for Major HIPAA Changes in 2022,” offering in-depth details about the proposed changes and how to prepare for them in the new year….

In this episode of Health+Tech, McGuireWoods healthcare attorneys Janice Suchyta, Kate Hardey, Kae Gruner and Royce DuBiner discuss the latest digital health updates from the Food and Drug Administration and Federal Trade Commission. Join the conversation as we wrap up Cybersecurity Awareness Month and discuss the following topics:• FDA draft guidance on electronic health records and medical claims data• FDA new resource for approved artificial intelligence/machine learning medical devices• FDA Digital Health Center of Excellence• FTC rules for health apps outside of HIPAA…

In this episode of Health+Tech, McGuireWoods healthcare partner Janice M. Suchyta talks to Donna Chang, founder and CEO of Hope Biosciences. Donna discusses how Texas — particularly Houston — is making a name for itself in biotechnology by attracting research funding, supporting premier academic medical centers and welcoming investment by major pharmaceutical companies. Hope Biosciences, a stem cell biotechnology company that has flourished as part of the biotech cluster in the Houston area, is helping to make Texas the third coast for biotechnology….

In this episode of Health+Tech, McGuireWoods partners Jonathan Ishee and Andrea Lee Linna talk to George Gooch, CEO of the Texas Health Services Authority (THSA), about their cybersecurity, health information exchange and pandemic surveillance initiatives. They also discuss:Information blocking rule complianceRecent Texas legislation (now signed into law) affecting healthcare breach notificationThe role of health information exchange in public health surveillanceTHSA initiatives using open-source digital health tools to provide real-time situational awareness to healthcare providers during the pandemic…

For this episode of Health+Tech, please join Dr. Anwar Hussain, General Partner at RhythmVC, and McGuireWoods Chicago partner Andrea Lee Linna, as they discuss digital healthcare and the nuts and bolts needed to create better systems. Their discussion covers:What venture capital is looking for when investing in digital healthOpportunities for startups in healthcare business-to-business softwareHow healthcare regulations impact digital health investmentApplication of artificial intelligence, blockchain and the internet of things to healthcare data…

For this episode of Health+Tech, join Lauren Riplinger, vice president of policy and government affairs at AHIMA, and McGuireWoods healthcare partner Janice Suchyta, who co-leads the firm’s digital health group. Discussion will cover the following topics:The new Cures Act patient access rule and how to comply with the open notes requirementsTrends in health information interoperability among healthcare entitiesCompliance needs for information-blocking rules and exceptions…