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Digital Health: 2022 Year in Review

Digital health is one of the fast-growing segments of the healthcare market, with patients, clinicians and regulators increasingly aligned behind digitization opportunities. Over the last three years, patients and clinicians alike have embraced digitally delivered care and telehealth-related flexibilities.

In this report, McDermott’s Digital Health team takes a close look at the forces shaping the sector in 2023, including:

  • Telehealth regulatory trends
  • Women’s health
  • Increased scrutiny on tracking, privacy and security
  • Unwinding from the Public Health Emergency
  • State of investing and dealmaking

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Digital Health 2021 Year in Review

The continuation of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) and consumer demand for digitally delivered healthcare not only necessitated the shift from in-person to virtual care, but also continued to drive interest, adoption, investment and transactions in digital health in 2021. Digital health funding in 2021 far surpassed 2020’s totals, with no signs of slowing down in 2022, and the potential permanence of some regulatory flexibilities beyond the PHE are charting a course for continued digital health growth in 2022 and beyond.

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Global Employment Law Update

Employment law continues to evolve, and it can be a challenge amid an ever-changing landscape of local employment laws for human resources executives and employment counsel at multinational businesses to maintain a consistent global corporate culture.

McDermott’s Global Employment Law Update brings you the key highlights from across Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin and North America. Developed in collaboration with peer firms operating in more than 50 countries, this resource guide contains summaries of the laws and significant court decisions that impacted employers and employees all over the world. It includes:

  • COVID-19 legislative updates
  • Remote work and telecommuting policies
  • Data privacy protections
  • Minimum wage and salary compensation updates
  • Changes to labor protection laws
  • Sexual harassment modifications

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VIDEO: COVID-19 Vaccination and Five Key Considerations for Healthcare Employers

The question of whether or not to make vaccinations mandatory for workers is being considered by employers globally, particularly those in the healthcare sector. In this video, McDermott Will & Emery partner Carole A. Spink outlines some of the most common employer-related vaccine questions, including incentives and data privacy concerns. Spink and McDermott partner Paul McGrath recently also wrote for McDermott’s International News about this topic.

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The Toughest Problem Set: Navigating Regulatory and Operational Challenges on University Campuses

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 may want to consider and address.

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Vetting Relationships for Telemedicine Collaborations

As the telemedicine regulatory and reimbursement environment becomes more cohesive and providers and patients alike embrace technology, opportunities for telemedicine collaborations are likely to grow. Like any collaboration, finding the right partner is crucial for success, particularly at the highly scrutinized intersection of healthcare and technology. This post explores the factors to address when evaluating service providers and vendors for your next telemedicine collaboration.

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Digital Health Governance: Management and Strategy for the 21st Century Digital Economy

Jennifer Geetter and Dale Van Demark wrote this bylined article on how companies must manage and govern their use of digital healthcare information assets. “Organizations will need to design and implement digital governance structures that … include additional components and organizational stakeholders, in order to meet the business and strategic demands of the digital health revolution,” the authors wrote.

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The Impact of the EU Data Protection Regulation

The EU General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 4 May 2016 following the compromise agreed among the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament.

The GDPR will essentially affect any business coming into contact with European personal data.

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McDermott to Host Benefits Innovators Roundtable Series – May 19 in New York City

McDermott Will & Emery will be holding the next invitation-only Benefits Innovators Roundtable series in our New York office on May 19, 2015. These roundtables offer senior, experienced professionals an opportunity to discuss employer-provided benefits best practices with peers and experienced McDermott employee benefits lawyers. Previous events in this series have led to spirited discussions on a broad range of cutting-edge topics.

This session’s topics will include:

  • Lawsuits by health service providers
  • Hot issues in data privacy
  • Brainstorming sessions on: the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2015 term (including King v. Burwell), legislative proposals, 401(k) issues and recent U.S. Department of Labor actions.

If you are interested in attending, please contact Donna Baker.




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