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Internal Revenue Service Outlines Critical Cybersecurity Safeguards to Protect Sensitive Data

by Alan D. Nesburg, PC and Stephen Pavlick | Oct 16, 2018 | Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans, Privacy and Data Security, Retirement Plans

The Internal Revenue Service and the Security Summit partners recently issued a news release outlining the “Security Six,” a list of essential steps to protect stored employee information on networks and computers. Employee benefits professionals, including those who administer welfare and retirement plans for employees and beneficiaries, should review and implement the “Security Six” in order to protect sensitive data from cyberattacks.

Access the full article.

We would also like to thank law clerk Charnae Supplee for contributing to this article.

Podcast | Telemedicine – The New Standard of Care

by Dale C. Van Demark and Lisa Schmitz Mazur | Jul 5, 2018 | Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans, Privacy and Data Security

In the newest episode of the Of Digital Interest podcast, McDermott Digital Health partners, Lisa Schmitz Mazur and Dale Van Demark, share their perspectives on these questions and the various barriers, risks and opportunities associated with the rise of telemedicine and other technological advancements in health care delivery.

Access this episode at www.mwe.com/mcdermottdigitalhealth or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Pocket Casts or SoundCloud.

Telehealth and the Changing Regulatory Landscape: Opportunities and Challenges in the Digital Health Ecosystem

by Lisa Schmitz Mazur | Apr 17, 2018 | Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans, Privacy and Data Security

What if you didn’t have to take time out of your day to see a physician in person when you needed a prescription? What if a diagnosis could be delivered over video chat? What if your psychiatrist was available at the press of a button or swipe on your screen?

These options are fast becoming a reality, as telehealth (or telemedicine) continues to take hold in a health care system that is desperate for increased efficiency and higher quality outcomes. And while telehealth offers exciting new possibilities in terms of convenience and access for patients, it also poses new regulatory challenges for industry stakeholders still learning the new rules of the game in today’s digital health ecosystem.

The Chronic Care Act

One of the biggest drivers of change in the industry right now is the Chronic Care Act. Last month, as part of the House and Senate budget deal to fund the government through March 23, legislators included the Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017, which will increase reimbursement for a lot of different telemedicine programs.

For example, if you went to a rural hospital and they didn’t have a stroke neurologist and you were having a stroke, you would have an ED doctor with no stroke specialty diagnosing you—not an ideal situation. With telemedicine, it’s now possible for rural doctors to consult with specialty doctors at renowned sites, which the government will fund thanks to the Chronic Care Act. (more…)

Benefits Emerging Leaders Working Group

by Jacob Mattinson | Mar 1, 2018 | Benefit Controversies, Employee Benefits, Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs), Employment, Executive Compensation, Fiduciary and Investment Issues, Health and Welfare Plans, Labor, Privacy and Data Security, Retirement Plans

McDermott’s Benefits Emerging Leaders Working Group provides benefit professionals with tools to better serve employees in an ever-changing and evolving benefits landscape.

Presentations will tackle the latest benefits hot topics and best practice solutions, supplemented with important networking opportunities aimed to connect tomorrow’s benefit leaders with a broad network of professionals.

Planned agenda topics include:

What’s Happening in Washington?
Lessons from an RFP
Lunch Discussion: Changing Behavior through Benefits Communication
Global Benefit Plans
Moderated Group Discussion (including Voluntary Benefits)

Register Now.

Digital Health Year in Review: 2017 Trends and Looking Ahead to 2018

by McDermott Will & Emery, Bernadette M. Broccolo, Dale C. Van Demark, Jennifer S. Geetter, Jiayan Chen, Lisa Schmitz Mazur, Michael Ryan, Ryan Marcus, Scott Weinstein, Sarah T. Hogan and Vernessa T. Pollard | Feb 8, 2018 | Health and Welfare Plans, Privacy and Data Security

Throughout 2017, the health care and life sciences industries experienced a widespread proliferation of digital health innovation that presents challenges to traditional notions of health care delivery and payment as well as product research, development and commercialization for both long-standing and new stakeholders. At the same time, lawmakers and regulators made meaningful progress toward modernizing the existing legal framework in a way that will both adequately protect patients and consumers and support and encourage continued innovation, but their efforts have not kept pace with what has become the light speed of innovation. As a result, some obstacles, misalignment and ambiguity remain.

We are pleased to bring you this review of key developments that shaped digital health in 2017, along with planning considerations and predictions for the digital health frontier in the year ahead.

A Net-Neutral Decision for Health Care? What Providers Can Expect in the Wake of Net Neutrality Repeal

by Lisa Schmitz Mazur and Ryan Marcus | Jan 16, 2018 | Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans, Privacy and Data Security

As the Federal Communications Commission repeals the Open Internet Order—more commonly known as the net-neutrality rules—health care consumers and providers have been left wondering how this change will affect their ability to receive and deliver health care using digital health tools. In this On the Subject, we outline how changes in internet access will affect digital health and what the regulatory landscape will look like in the coming months and years.

UK Employment Alert | What to Expect in UK Employment Law in 2018: GDPR, Brexit Negotiations and More

by Anthony A. Bongiorno, Katie Clark and Paul McGrath | Jan 11, 2018 | Employment, Privacy and Data Security

Whilst 2017 was anticipated to be a fairly static year for UK employment law, that did not in fact prove to be the case, and there were various notable developments. To a large degree, 2018 is likely to be defined by the ongoing Brexit negotiations and the passage of the EU Withdrawal Bill, which will, amongst other things, lay the framework for the future movement of EU workers to the United Kingdom. Employers should, however, be aware of some additional key developments on the horizon.

To Scan or Not to Scan: Surge in Lawsuits under Illinois Biometrics Law

by Lynette Ryan Arce, Michael G. Morgan and Mark E. Schreiber | Jan 9, 2018 | Employment, Privacy and Data Security

The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act is having its moment. At least 32 class action lawsuits have been filed by Illinois residents in state court in the past two months challenging the collection, use and storage of biometric data by companies in the state. This may cause a reassessment of company strategies and development of new defenses in the use of advancing biometric technology.

Many Lessons Still Need to be Learned regarding Patient Access to Health Care Information

by Lisa Schmitz Mazur and Ryan Marcus | Aug 31, 2017 | Health and Welfare Plans, Privacy and Data Security

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology recently released a report detailing user experience research on patient access to health data. The Report sought to examine the experiences of individuals and processes of health systems, with commentary from medical record fulfillment administrators, to determine how the medical record request process can be improved for consumers.

Next Generation of Patient Care: Balancing Digital Engagement with Patient and Consumer Privacy

by Jennifer S. Geetter and Lisa Schmitz Mazur | Aug 17, 2017 | Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans, Privacy and Data Security

Jennifer Geetter and Lisa Schmitz Mazur wrote this bylined article on the regulatory implications of technology-supported devices, resources, and solutions that facilitate health patient-provider interaction. “Health industry regulators are struggling with how to apply the existing privacy regulatory regime, and the permitted uses and disclosures for which they provide, in this new world of healthcare innovation,” the authors wrote.

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