Frank J. Fanshawe, Joseph J. Lazzarotti, Jason C. Gavejian and Maya Atrakchi of JacksonLewis write: On August 12, Mahesh Nattanmai, New York’s Chief Health Information Officer, issued a notice letter (“the notice”) on behalf of the New York State Department of Health (“Department”) requiring healthcare providers to use a new notification protocol for informing the…
Category: Healthcare
Soon Doctors Will Screen Everyone For Drugs
Joe Cadillic writes: Imagine in the not-too-distant future your job, college ID, drivers license, passport, gun permit, health insurance etc., will depend on you passing a mandatory drug screening. What is that you say? It could never happen in America. It could happen sooner than you think if the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF)…
Marijuana patients worry new law gives police their names as lawmaker seeks change to ensure privacy
Samantha Vicent reports: A law that takes effect later this month has a provision allowing the Oklahoma State Department of Health to give law enforcement access to information displayed on medical marijuana patient licenses. But amid concerns about privacy and possible legal conflicts, a leading state lawmaker said he asked for a delay on implementation…
Canada’s ‘Uber for Doctors’ Targets Long Medical Wait Times
Simran Jagdev reports: Canada’s taxpayer-funded health-care system has many benefits, but painfully long wait times to see a doctor isn’t one of them. This is where innovators like Felix Health Inc. see the most potential for disruption. The seven-months old firm offers the first “asynchronous” health-care service in the country, where a patient and a…