/healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Healthcare Authority Digital Health & Technology Copyright 2025 ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ. en-US Fri, 16 May 2025 13:40:42 +0000 /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2341283?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2341283 Shields Health Group Inc., which runs dozens of MRI and surgical centers around New England, has agreed to pay around $15 million to resolve claims in a proposed class action stemming from a data breach that compromised the personal information of over 2 million people. Thu, 15 May 2025 22:45:34 +0000 /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2340663?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2340663 A California federal judge on Wednesday refused to rethink her earlier order forcing Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to give a limited deposition in privacy litigation over a Facebook tool's alleged collection of patient health information, rejecting Meta's arguments that other executives are better suited to testify. Thu, 15 May 2025 17:57:53 +0000 /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2339696?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2339696 As companies continue to implement generative artificial intelligence to enhance all phases of drug discovery, they must remain mindful of legal, regulatory and practical considerations as best practices in this space emerge and evolve, say attorneys at Sullivan & Cromwell. Wed, 14 May 2025 17:05:05 +0000 /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2339737?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2339737 A Florida man who operated a health monitoring company geared toward keeping substance-addicted people from relapsing has admitted to bilking investors out of $5 million by misstating interest in the firm, the U.S. attorney's office in Philadelphia said. Wed, 14 May 2025 13:47:08 +0000 /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2339665?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2339665 Jamie Anderson said it's important to find a mission-driven company to join — and when that mission aligns with an attorney's personal life, it's even more inspiration to work hard and contribute to the success of the business. Tue, 13 May 2025 21:36:24 +0000 /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2339482?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2339482 Becton Dickinson has accused Baxter International of willfully infringing six of its patents for infusion pump technologies used to deliver medications to patients, telling a Delaware federal court that marketing materials for a Baxter infusion pump platform touted several Becton inventions. Tue, 13 May 2025 20:51:20 +0000 /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2339596?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2339596 An unnamed plaintiff is urging a Washington state judge to give final blessing to an up to $6.75 million settlement to end allegations that a Seattle hospital system deployed source code on its website that divulged patients' private health information to Google and Facebook, with class counsel requesting another $5 million in fees. Tue, 13 May 2025 19:04:07 +0000 /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2339568?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2339568 The Patent Trial and Appeal Board will not review whether a real-time interpretation patent for those hard of hearing is invalid after finding that only a quarter of Samsung's challenge could be successful, which isn't worth the full trial mandated by the U.S. Supreme Court. Tue, 13 May 2025 16:52:52 +0000 /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2339265?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2339265 Since the overturning of Roe, abortion medications have become the most common method in the U.S. of ending a pregnancy. A co-founder of the Abortion Coalition for Telemedicine talks about the new legal battles over mifepristone, state shield laws, and a colleague facing criminal charges for sending abortion drugs through the mail. Tue, 13 May 2025 16:46:19 +0000 /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2338876?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2338876 Goodwin Procter is continuing to grow its resources in the life sciences practice with the recent addition to the Boston office of an attorney who has gone back to private practice after more than seven years as an in-house counsel for Johnson & Johnson and Moderna. Mon, 12 May 2025 16:59:23 +0000 /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2336090?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2336090 The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to address for the first time Thursday the propriety of universal injunctions, a tool federal judges have increasingly used to broadly halt presidential orders and policy initiatives, and whose validity has haunted the high court's merits and emergency dockets for more than a decade. Mon, 12 May 2025 16:09:48 +0000 /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2338665?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2338665 Telemedicine-focused deal activity is poised for a transformative shift in 2025 as strategic buyers increasingly seek companies that embed artificial intelligence across their platforms, according to a new report from tech investment bank Drake Star. Wed, 07 May 2025 23:52:07 +0000 /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2337154?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2337154 A Texas federal judge on Wednesday refused to reverse a U.S. Food and Drug Administration decision to remove Eli Lilly & Co.'s popular weight loss drug from a national shortage list, denying a request from pharmacies that produce copycat doses of the drug and entering judgment in favor of the FDA. Wed, 07 May 2025 13:56:34 +0000 /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2336728?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2336728 Samsung Electronics subsidiary Harman International has agreed to acquire Masimo Corp.'s consumer audio division, Sound United, for $350 million in cash, with Masimo taking a financial hit on the business it acquired three years ago for about $1 billion.  Tue, 06 May 2025 17:39:31 +0000 /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2335508?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2335508 With continuing cuts to U.S. Food and Drug Administration staffing motivating some pharmaceutical companies to consider developing drugs abroad, it's important to understand the additional risks and compliance requirements associated with conducting clinical studies in other countries, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis. Mon, 05 May 2025 18:00:45 +0000 /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2333184?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2333184 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' civil money penalty against Warby Parker highlights the emerging challenges that consumer-facing brands encounter when expanding into healthcare-adjacent sectors, with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act compliance being a potential focus of regulatory attention, say attorneys at Saul Ewing. Mon, 05 May 2025 10:15:43 +0000 /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2333262?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2333262 The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an opportunity to hear a First Amendment challenge to Mississippi's policy outlawing medical marijuana advertisements, effectively preserving a circuit court decision that upheld the state's ban. Fri, 02 May 2025 20:39:54 +0000 /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2334809?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2334809 Boston Scientific evaded safety regulations to market a defective spinal cord stimulator and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration rubber-stamped those alterations in an instance of "agency capture," according to a California federal lawsuit filed by a patient suffering from ongoing pain after the device was implanted. Thu, 01 May 2025 22:35:21 +0000 /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2333086?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2333086 DaVita Inc. is facing at least two proposed class actions over a data breach the kidney care provider announced in April, with current and former patients alleging Wednesday in Colorado federal court that data thieves have already engaged in identity theft and fraud while DaVita has yet to offer details. Thu, 01 May 2025 18:14:50 +0000 /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2332661?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /healthcare-authority/digital-health-technology/articles/2332661 In areas like healthcare and law, artificial intelligence can play a transformative role in achieving the U.N.'s 2030 agenda for creating a more equitable, prosperous and sustainable world, but if not properly managed, AI could hinder global development efforts and widen existing gaps within society, say attorneys at Winston & Strawn.