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Massachusetts Judge Dismisses Criminal Charges Against Soldier Home Administrators: What This Means for Other Nursing and Long-Term Care Facilities
12/03/2021   |   by Jan Levine, Cal Stein, Avrohom Einhorn
 Health Care and Life Sciences 
CMS Mandates New Standards for COVID-19 Vaccine
11/10/2021   |   by Kimberly Gillespie, Erin Whaley
 Health Care and Life Sciences 
DOL-OSHA Announces New COVID-19 Vaccine ETS for Private-Sector Workers
11/08/2021   |   by Tracey Diamond, Richard Gerakitis, Shirley Akrasih, Emily Schifter, Moses Tincher
 Labor and Employment 
Third Circuit Rejects Federal Jurisdiction Based on Nursing Home's Assertion of PREP Act Immunity: How This Ruling Could Benefit Nursing Homes
11/03/2021   |   by Jan Levine, Callan Stein, Avrohom Einhorn, Daniel Gordon
 Health Care and Life Sciences 
What Is a 'Patent Waiver' Anyway? Zooming Out on the TRIPS COVID IP Waiver Debate
08/18/2021   |   by Michael Jones, Sean McConnell, Lauren Giambalvo, Emily Harmon
 Intellectual Property 
OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard for Health Care Employers and Updated Guidance for All Other Employers
06/15/2021   |   by Kimberly Gillespie, Emily Schifter
 Health Care and Life Sciences  Labor and Employment 
COVID-19 Vaccine - Frequently Asked Questions - Updated April 1, 2021
04/01/2021   |   by Erin Whaley, Michael Baughman, Barry Boise, Richard Gerakitis, Kimberly Gillespie, Jan Levine, Judith O'Grady, Avrohom Einhorn, Kristalyn Lee, Emily Schifter, Lee Tankle, Moses Tincher, Emily Zimmer
 Health Care and Life Sciences 
CMS and CDC Update Nursing Home Visitation Guidance to Reflect Vaccine Rollout
03/16/2021   |   by Matthew Smith, Callan Stein, Erin Whaley, Avrohom Einhorn, Jan Levine
 Health Care and Life Sciences 
Checklist of Considerations: Transactions During the Pandemic and After
03/16/2021   |   by Daniel McDonough, Bruce Fenton, Todd Feinsmith, Howard Goldberg, Susan Lessack, Kathryn Nordick, David Stauber
 Corporate  Health Care and Life Sciences 
Health Care M&A Activity Remains Immune to COVID-19
03/04/2021   |   by John Jones, Solomon Hunter
 Health Care and Life Sciences 
Borrower Beware: First False Claims Act PPP Loan Fraud Settlement Signals More to Come
02/02/2021   |   by Allison DeLaurentis, Miranda Hooker, Angela Monaco
 Corporate  Health Care and Life Sciences  Lending Programs  White Collar Litigation & Investigations 
Anti-Kickback Statute Enforcement Year in Review and Outlook for 2021
02/01/2021   |   by Allison DeLaurentis, Miranda Hooker, Michael DePrince
 Health Care and Life Sciences  White Collar Litigation & Investigations 
SURPRISE! Along with COVID Relief, Congress Delivers Long-Anticipated Changes to Medical Billing with the "No Surprises Act"
12/29/2020   |   by Barak Bassman, Virginia Flynn, Chad Fuller, Leah Katz, Sara Richman, Massie Cooper
 Health Care and Life Sciences 
A Look Back at COVID-19 Legal Issues - and a Look Ahead
12/23/2020   |   by Troutman Pepper
 Commercial/Contracts  Consumer Financial Services  Corporate  Cybersecurity and Privacy  Employee Benefits  Energy and Infrastructure  Environmental  Finance, Restructuring & Bankruptcy  Financial Institutions  Health Care and Life Sciences  Insurance  Intellectual Property  Labor and Employment  Litigation  Reopening/Return to Work  Tax  TS Strategies/Govt. Relations/Lobbying  White Collar Litigation & Investigations 
Troutman Pepper Examines Consolidation in Health Care Services M&A Developed in the Wake of COVID-19
12/11/2020   |   by John Jones, Solomon Hunter
 Corporate  Health Care and Life Sciences 
Changes to Target's Business Prompted by COVID-19 Pandemic Breached Ordinary Course Covenant, Permitting Buyer to Escape Deal
12/02/2020   |   by Christopher Chuff, Joanna Cline, Matthew Greenberg, Taylor Bartholomew
 Corporate  Health Care and Life Sciences  Litigation 
When the COVID-19 Vaccine Arrives, Will Your Business Be Ready?
12/01/2020   |   by Erin Whaley, Richard Gerakitis, Kimberly Gillespie
 Health Care and Life Sciences  Labor and Employment 
Fraud Emerges as Telemedicine Surges: Compliance Guidance for Telemedicine Providers
10/14/2020   |   by Allison DeLaurentis, Miranda Hooker, Sharon Klein, Jason Kurtyka
 Cybersecurity and Privacy  Health Care and Life Sciences  White Collar Litigation & Investigations 
FDA Launches Digital Center of Excellence and ONC Updates HIPAA Security Risk Assessment Tool
10/07/2020   |   by Sharon Klein, Alex Nisenbaum, Judith O'Grady, Miranda Hooker, Karen Shin
 Cybersecurity and Privacy  Health Care and Life Sciences 
What Virginia's New COVID-19 Regulations Mean for Health Care Employers
08/25/2020   |   by Erin Whaley, Kimberly Gillespie, Andrew Henson
 Health Care and Life Sciences  Labor and Employment 
Federal Court Ruling Casts Doubt on Nursing Homes Ability to Use PREP Act to Remove State-Law Claims
08/20/2020   |   by Jan Levine, Callan Stein, Avrohom Einhorn
 Health Care and Life Sciences 
Sanitizing Hand Sanitizer - Managing FDA-Recalled Hand Sanitizer
08/18/2020   |   by Greg Blount, Karlie Webb, Morgan Gerard
 Environmental  Health Care and Life Sciences 
NY Rolls Back Health Care Providers' COVID-19 Immunity Protections
08/07/2020   |   by Mary Spence, Callan Stein, Jan Levine, Avrohom Einhorn
 Health Care and Life Sciences 
CARES Act Provider Relief Fund: July 2020 Update
08/06/2020   |   by Henry Fader, Kimberly Gillespie, Erin Whaley, Cooper Sartell
 Health Care and Life Sciences 
Federal Court Decision Changes How Employers Must Implement Families First Coronavirus Response Act
08/06/2020   |   by Tracey Diamond, Lee Tankle, Richard Gerakitis
 Labor and Employment 
Helping Organizations Achieve Compliance in the Wake of the Coronavirus
08/05/2020   |   by Kimberly Gillespie, Henry Fader
 Health Care and Life Sciences 
It's All Hands on Deck in Prosecuting COVID-19 Fraud
08/03/2020   |   by Allison DeLaurentis, Miranda Hooker
 Health Care and Life Sciences  White Collar Litigation & Investigations 
US PTO Initiates Expedited Review Process for COVID-19 Related Trademarks
07/20/2020   |   by Michael Hobbs, Judy O'Grady, Jóna Mays
 Health Care and Life Sciences  Intellectual Property 
New Cyber Threat Warnings and Guidance Issued for Health Care Entities Conducting COVID-19 Research
06/09/2020   |   by Sharon Klein, Michael Schwartz, Avrohom Einhorn
 Cybersecurity and Privacy  Health Care and Life Sciences 
Health Care Providers Challenge Constitutionality of Michigan Shutdown Orders
05/18/2020   |   by Barak Bassman, Sara Richman, Leah Greenberg Katz, Kaitlin Meola, Kimberly Gillespie, Erin Whaley
 Business Closures/Operations  Health Care and Life Sciences  Litigation  State-Specific Guidance 
CMS Recommendations for Reopening Health Care Facilities for Non-Emergent Non-COVID-19 Care
05/05/2020   |   by James Saling, Kimberly Gillespie, Erica Youngerman
 Health Care and Life Sciences  Reopening/Return to Work 
Strategies to Identify and Mitigate the Risks Related to Whistleblower and Retaliation Claims Connected to COVID-19
05/04/2020   |   by Callan Stein, William Taylor, Samantha Burdick
 Health Care and Life Sciences  White Collar Litigation & Investigations 
CARES Act Reforms Monograph System for Over-the-Counter Drugs
04/28/2020   |   by Mary Margaret Spence, Seth Oltman
 CARES Act  Health Care and Life Sciences 
HHS Issues Advisory Opinion Clarifying PREP Act Immunity
04/28/2020   |   by Judith O'Grady, Sharon Klein, Abigail Yeo
 Health Care and Life Sciences 
Temporary FDA Policy for Compounding COVID-19 Drugs Poses Opportunities and Risks for Hospitals and Pharmacies
04/23/2020   |   by Callan Stein
 Health Care and Life Sciences 
Federal Funding Update: PPP Phase 3.5 Passes
04/23/2020   |   by Lindsay Austin, Tom Tilton, Christopher Baxter, James Stevens, Matthew Roberts, Christopher Rossi, Richard Eckman
 Health Care and Life Sciences  Small/Midsized Business Concerns  TS Strategies/Govt. Relations/Lobbying 
Guidance for Non-Medical Device Manufacturers to Produce Isolation Gowns
04/22/2020   |   by Victoria Alvarez, Brett Tarver
 Litigation 
Credentialing Considerations for Health Care Systems Using Out-of-State Practitioners During the COVID-19 Pandemic
04/21/2020   |   by Jan Levine, Elizabeth Reilly-Hodes, Barak Bassman, Erin Whaley, Kimberly Hughes Gillespie
 Health Care and Life Sciences 
New Bill Proposes Amendments to FDCPA and FCRA
04/13/2020   |   by Tim Bado, Ethan Ostroff
 Consumer Financial Services 
CMS Interim Final Rule Provides Welcomed Flexibility to the Nation's Teaching Hospitals
04/09/2020   |   by Erin Whaley, Kimberly Gillespie, James Saling
 Health Care and Life Sciences 
Stark Law Waivers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
04/08/2020   |   by Erin Whaley, Kimberly Gillespie, James Saling
 Health Care and Life Sciences 
New York Reduces the Statute of Limitations for Recovery of Medical Debt
04/08/2020   |   by Stephen Steinlight, Joshua Dachs, Ethan Ostroff
 Consumer Financial Services  State-Specific Guidance 
N.J. Order Authorizes Commandeering of Medical Resources and Other Property
04/03/2020   |   by Melissa Chuderewicz, Samuel Harrison
 Health Care and Life Sciences  State-Specific Guidance 
HHS to Exercise Enforcement Discretion Over HIPAA Privacy Rule for PHI Disclosures by Business Associates
04/03/2020   |   by Jan Levine, Alex Nisenbaum, Karen Shin, Erin Whaley
 Cybersecurity and Privacy  Health Care and Life Sciences 
The COVID-19 Crisis and the Expansion of Telehealth Services
04/03/2020   |   by Chad Fuller, Virginia Flynn, Marlee Waxelbaum, Jenna Nguyen, Tina Felahi
 Health Care and Life Sciences 
Impact of COVID-19 Infection Control Policies on Senior Living Facilities and Suggested Actions for Providers
04/01/2020   |   by Henry Fader, Kimberly Gillespie
 Health Care and Life Sciences 
Some States Loosen Licensing Requirements for Telehealth Providers During COVID-19 Pandemic
03/31/2020   |   by Sara Richman, Brian Callaway
 Health Care and Life Sciences  State-Specific Guidance 
Key Provisions of the CARES Act for Pharma Innovators
03/30/2020   |   by Robert Schaffer
 CARES Act  Health Care and Life Sciences 
State Medicaid Waivers Provide Flexibility to Out-of-State Providers Treating COVID-19
03/26/2020   |   by Yale Bohn, Matthew Smith
 Health Care and Life Sciences  State-Specific Guidance 
Considerations for Health Care Providers as Telemedicine Use Increases Due to COVID-19
03/24/2020   |   by Henry Fader, Erin Whaley, Kimberly Gillespie
 Health Care and Life Sciences 
N.J. Order Suspends Elective Medical Procedures, Seeks Medical Supplies From Businesses
03/24/2020   |   by Barry Boise, Melissa Chuderewicz, Samuel Harrison
 Health Care and Life Sciences  State-Specific Guidance 
CMS Limits On-Site Surveys For Health Care Facilities in Response to COVID-19 Outbreak
03/23/2020   |   by Yale Bohn, Yulian Shtern
 Health Care and Life Sciences 
FDA Issues Guidance On Clinical Trial Conduct During COVID-19
03/23/2020   |   by Judith L. O'Grady, Seth Oltman
 Health Care and Life Sciences 
Telehealth Coverage Expansions and Enforcement Waivers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
03/20/2020   |   by Sharon Klein, Alex Nisenbaum, Mateusz Saykiewicz, Brett A. Dorman, Kevin Miserez
 Cybersecurity and Privacy  Health Care and Life Sciences 
HHS Waives HIPAA Sanctions to Facilitate Suppression of Coronavirus
03/19/2020   |   by Sharon Klein, Judith L. O'Grady, Abigail L. Yeo
 Cybersecurity and Privacy  Health Care and Life Sciences 
HHS Provides Liability Immunity for Coronavirus Countermeasures
03/16/2020   |   by Judith L. O'Grady, Sharon Klein, Abigail Yeo
 Health Care and Life Sciences 
Podcasts & Webinars
13th Annual Investment and M&A Opportunities in Healthcare
   Webinar 
09/20/2021   |   by John Jones

13th Annual Investment and M&A Opportunities in Healthcare


Nursing Home Visitation Guidance Updated to Reflect Vaccine Rollout
   Podcast 
03/25/2021   |   by Callan Stein, Jan Levine, Avrohom Einhorn, Matthew Smith

Nursing Home Visitation Guidance Updated to Reflect Vaccine Rollout


COVID-19: A Year Later. Where Do We Go From Here?
   Webinar 
03/24/2021   |   by Nina Gussack, Lindsay Austin, Rachael Bushey, Mamta Shah, Erin Whaley

COVID-19: A Year Later. Where Do We Go From Here?


COVID-19 Vaccine - Guidance for Employers
   Webinar 
01/28/2021   |   by Erin Whaley, Richard Gerakitis, Judith O'Grady, Emily Zimmer

COVID-19 Vaccine - Guidance for Employers


Enforcing IP in a Pandemic: Considerations, Risks, Strategies
   Podcast 
10/27/2020   |   by Maia Harris, Andrew Zappia, Louis DelJuidice

Enforcing IP in a Pandemic: Considerations, Risks, Strategies


The Hub Cures Speaker Series: Collaboration Fueling Innovation to Fight the Pandemic
   Webinar 
08/04/2020   |   by The Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center

The Hub Cures Speaker Series: Collaboration Fueling Innovation to Fight the Pandemic


The Hub Cures Speaker Series: A Conversation About the Impact of COVID-19 on Gender and Race
   Webinar 
07/28/2020   |   by Steven London

The Hub Cures Speaker Series: A Conversation About the Impact of COVID-19 on Gender and Race


The Hub Cures Speaker Series: Collaboration Fueling Innovation to Fight the Pandemic
   Webinar 
07/21/2020   |   by The Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center

The Hub Cures Speaker Series: Collaboration Fueling Innovation to Fight the Pandemic


The Hub Cures Speaker Series: A Conversation with Jason Desai, CEO and co-Founder of PatientPing
   Webinar 
07/14/2020   |   by The Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center

The Hub Cures Speaker Series: A Conversation with Jason Desai, CEO and co-Founder of PatientPing


The Hub Cures Speaker Series: A Conversation on the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics Program
   Webinar 
06/30/2020   |   by The Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center

The Hub Cures Speaker Series: A Conversation on the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics Program


The Hub Cures Speaker Series: A Conversation with Donald E. Ingber, M.D., Ph.D.
   Webinar 
06/23/2020   |   by The Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center

The Hub Cures Speaker Series: A Conversation with Donald E. Ingber, M.D., Ph.D.


Hospital and Healthcare Provider Bankruptcies: Navigating Restructuring Options in the Age of COVID-19
   Webinar 
06/17/2020   |   by Deborah Kovsky-Apap

Hospital and Healthcare Provider Bankruptcies: Navigating Restructuring Options in the Age of COVID-19


The Hub Cures Speaker Series: Collaboration Fueling Innovation to Fight the Pandemic
   Webinar 
06/16/2020   |   by The Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center

The Hub Cures Speaker Series: Collaboration Fueling Innovation to Fight the Pandemic


Manufacturing Masks and Protective Equipment in the Age of COVID-19
   Podcast 
05/09/2020   |   by Robert Browne, Sharon Klein, Judith O'Grady, Victoria Alvarez, Brett Tarver

Manufacturing Masks and Protective Equipment in the Age of COVID-19


The Life Sciences / Health Care Team
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