Corporations are not only responsible for protecting consumer data, but also for safeguarding the medical data of its employees. This could prove difficult considering the spectrum of employee medical records, and the importance of maintaining privacy. Familiarize yourself with the laws and regulations, and ensure your confidence when identifying, managing and distributing such sensitive information.
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For healthcare companies, the use of blockchain has the potential to revolutionize data storage practices, at a fraction of the price of traditional processes. This article provides a summary of blockchain, identifies legal issues under US law, and discusses some of the exciting possibilities and challenges to execution in the healthcare sector.
This sample form describes the actions that should be taken if a patient expresses the desire to leave the Hospital against medical advice (“AMA”).
This is a sample SRDP disclosure outline.
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This is a sample confidentiality and standstill agreement.
This article provides an overview of legal requirements of interest to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies.
The purpose of this Guidebook is to help the law departments of life sciences and medical devices industry, their affiliates and business associates, clinical researchers (CROs), and third-party vendors focus on the cybersecurity and IP asset protection issues in an accessible and practical way.
This article describes the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule, 45 CFR §§ 164.400-414, which requires HIPAA covered entities and their business associates to provide notification following a breach of unsecured protected health information.