Jiayan Chen
Subscribe to Jiayan Chen's PostsJiayan Chen counsels clients on a range of regulatory and strategic issues that arise in the context of biomedical innovation and data sharing initiatives. She also has extensive experience advising life sciences companies and their collaborators on state and federal “Sunshine” and gift ban requirements. Read Jiayan Chen's full bio.
OCR Issues Proposed Rule to Modify HIPAA Privacy Rule to Include Explicit Protections for Reproductive Healthcare
By Stacey Callaghan, Jiayan Chen, Caroline Reignley, Scott Weinstein and Dexter Golinghorst on Apr 20, 2023
Posted In Digital Health, Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans
On April 12, 2023, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking detailing its proposal to modify the HIPAA Privacy Rule (Proposed Rule). The Proposed Rule comes as a part of the Biden administration’s response to the US Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s...
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Artificial Intelligence Myth Versus Reality: Where Do Healthcare Experts Think We Stand?
By Dale C. Van Demark and Jiayan Chen on Nov 12, 2021
Posted In Digital Health, Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans
As the healthcare industry evaluates how to pay for artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, industry experts say data and real-world evidence are essential for reaching any payment decisions. In this Forbes article, McDermott Partners Dale C. Van Demark and Jiayan Chen provide insight into some of the regulatory challenges AI presents. “For AI to be paid...
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Protecting the Telehealth Consumer: FTC and State-Based Considerations
By Jiayan Chen on Sep 21, 2021
Posted In Digital Health, Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans, Privacy and Data Security
Telemedicine in the United States is facing an important crossroads. While telehealth services have demonstrated their value as an integral part of care delivery, federal and state waivers instituted during the COVID-19 pandemic are likely to expire soon. As lawmakers and agency officials consider updated or expanded digital health rules, regulators are expected to intensify...
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Digital Health Year in Review: 2017 Trends and Looking Ahead to 2018
By Jiayan Chen, Lisa Schmitz Mazur, Michael Ryan, Ryan Marcus, Scott Weinstein, Sarah T. Hogan, Vernessa T. Pollard, McDermott Will & Emery, Bernadette M. Broccolo, Dale C. Van Demark and Jennifer S. Geetter 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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