DLA Piper writes: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) federal government has issued Federal Law No. 2 of 2019 on the Use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Health Fields (“ICT Health Law”). The objectives of this law are to: ensure the optimal use of ICT in health fields; ensure safety and security of health…
Category: Healthcare
Chinese Had Profitable Exchanges of Privacy; Now, Doing the Same in Healthcare
This may be a bit challenging to wade through, but Yusuf TUNA reports: A proposal by Robin Li (李彦宏) –founder of Baidu (百度) and an influential figure amongst China’s policymakers– yet again attracted the attention to the Medical Cloud. He thinks that Medical Cloud contains rich clinical data which catalyzes the research and application of…
HHS Clarifies HIPAA Liability for EHR System Developers that Transfer Data to Health Apps
Lindsay Brewer of Covington & Burling writes: On Friday, April 19, 2019, the Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) explained in an FAQ the circumstances under which electronic health record (EHR) systems may be subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) liability…
Medical DNA sequencing leads to lawsuits and legal questions
Jennifer Couzin-Frankel write: As DNA testing gallops ahead, doctors face wrenching questions about legal risks, protecting patients’ privacy, and the quality of the genetic information they’re providing—and they need help. That was one message from a symposium yesterday at the University of Minnesota (UMN) in Minneapolis. Leaders of a $2 million project called LawSeq are…