Jennifer S. Geetter
Subscribe to Jennifer S. Geetter's PostsJennifer S. Geetter advises global life sciences, health care and informatics clients on legal issues attendant to biomedical innovation, research compliance, financial relationship management, digital health practices, and global privacy and data security laws. Jennifer represents a broad range of clients. Read Jennifer Geetter's full bio.
Healthcare Payors and Providers and AI Companies Voluntarily Commit to AI Principles
By Jennifer S. Geetter, Purnima Boominathan and Jayda Greco on Jan 17, 2024
Posted In Digital Health, Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans, Privacy and Data Security
The Biden administration recently announced that 28 healthcare payors and providers intend to implement and adhere to voluntary commitments for the safe, secure and trustworthy development and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. The signatory companies aligned around the FAVES principle—namely, that AI should lead to healthcare outcomes that are fair, appropriate, valid, effective...
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FTC Proposes Health Breach Notification Rule Amendments
By Jennifer S. Geetter, Edward G. Zacharias and Purnima Boominathan on Jun 20, 2023
Posted In Digital Health, Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans
At a recent open Commission meeting, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted unanimously to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to amend the Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR). The FTC’s proposed amendment aims to codify the HBNR’s application to digital health and mobile technologies. However, several aspects of the proposed amendment lack clarity and are...
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HHS Issues Guidance on Requirements Under HIPAA for Online Tracking Technologies, Addressing Privacy and Security Concerns Related to Health Information
By Jennifer S. Geetter, Elliot R. Golding, Amy C. Pimentel, Scott Weinstein, Edward G. Zacharias and Marine Margaryan on Dec 20, 2022
Posted In Privacy and Data Security
On December 1, 2022, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Bulletin on the obligations of covered entities and business associates (regulated entities) under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules (HIPAA Rules) when using online tracking...
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The “New” Digital Healthcare Delivery System
By Michael Ryan and Jennifer S. Geetter on Nov 18, 2021
Posted In Digital Health, Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans
Although digital health solutions have long been a key area of strategic growth for the healthcare industry, the COVID-19 crisis accelerated what it means to deliver safe and effective digitally-based care. As the United States shifts focus from short-term crisis response to longer-term solutions, what does a digitally-driven healthcare industry look like, and how can...
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All Hands on Deck: How Employers Can Expedite Vaccine Roll-Out for Employees and Their Loved Ones Using the Closed Point of Dispensing (CPOD) Model
By Jennifer S. Geetter on May 25, 2021
Posted In Health and Welfare Plans
McDermott Will & Emery lawyers Jennifer S. Geetter and Allyn N. Rosenberger recommend that employers consider using a “closed point of dispensing” model to expedite COVID-19 vaccinations for their workforce by arranging for health care providers to inoculate employees using government-provided vaccines. Access the article.
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Transformative Healthcare Collaboration Opportunities Emerge from COVID-19 Pandemic
By Stephen Bernstein, Gary Emmanuel, Jennifer S. Geetter, Lisa Schmitz Mazur, Vernessa T. Pollard, Michael Ryan, Joshua Spielman and Kristian Werling on Feb 17, 2021
Posted In Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans, Privacy and Data Security
The seismic, virtually overnight transformation of healthcare delivery as a result of the pandemic has flung open doors to innovation, as a diverse cross-section of digital health and life sciences stakeholders mobilize crisis resources; adjust operations for enhanced screening, sanitization and social distancing measures; harness telehealth capabilities to deliver healthcare remotely; and identify opportunities for...
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Digital Health as Healthcare Delivery: A Path to Transform Care Delivery Post-Pandemic
By Jennifer S. Geetter on Dec 31, 2020
Posted In Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans, Privacy and Data Security
As has been widely noted, the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted countless people to rely on telehealth and virtual monitoring for their healthcare needs. This dramatic pivot is catalyzing a demand for digital health tools that will persist post-pandemic, as providers, payers and patients alike grow accustomed to the benefits of digital care. In a recent...
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The Toughest Problem Set: Navigating Regulatory and Operational Challenges on University Campuses
By Jennifer S. Geetter, Laura Jehl and Michael Ryan on Sep 24, 2020
Posted In Employment, Labor, Privacy and Data Security
Because widespread, rapid COVID-19 testing remains unavailable in many locations, universities have had to find innovative ways to implement testing, tracing and isolation protocols to reduce the risk of transmission among students, faculty and staff. There is no one perfect protocol—all universities are in unchartered waters. But there are a few key components university administrators...
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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 on Feb 8, 2018
Posted In 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...
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Next Generation of Patient Care: Balancing Digital Engagement with Patient and Consumer Privacy
By Jennifer S. Geetter and Lisa Schmitz Mazur on Aug 17, 2017
Posted In 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...
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