The NSW District Court has published Practice Note 2 (Link to court website), which adopts the NSW Supreme Court practice note Gen 23.
3 February 2025 is the District Court commencement date.
With thanks to David Jones, drawing this to my attention.
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What better way to welcome the new year than with proposed new HIPAA Security Rules?
As 2024 came to an end, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced new proposed regulations to strengthen cybersecurity and protection measures for ePHI. If adopted, this would be the first update to the Security Rule since 2013.
Previously published in Healthcare News and Healthcare Michigan
As is the case in many industry sectors, the end of the year brings us to wonder what is in store for healthcare in 2025. Although the future is anyone’s guess, the following three areas of healthcare are most likely to experience robust activity.
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Welcome to the last 2024 installment of Arnold & Porter’s Virtual and Digital Health Digest! This digest covers key virtual and digital health regulatory and public policy developments during November and early December 2024 from the United Kingdom and European Union.
Of note, health authorities in the EU continue to develop methods to assess
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On November 25, 2024, the Illinois State Legislature introduced House Bill 5918 IL HB5918, the Artificial Intelligence Systems Use in Health Insurance Act (“AI Act”). It provides the Illinois Department of Insurance (the “Department”) regulatory oversight of insurers using artificial intelligence for determinations that affect consumers. The proposed bill grants the Department the ability
On December 3, 2024, Bristol Myers Squibb announced a collaboration agreement with three-year-old startup AI Proteins.[1] According to its founder, Chris Bahl, PhD, AI Proteins uses “AI, synthetic biology, and laboratory automation to rapidly design and optimize novel miniproteins with ideal drug-like properties.”[2] The end goal of this collaboration is likely biologic products
The Medicare and Medicaid provider auditing process is about to get its own makeover in 2025. I am talking about artificial intelligence, which will be more accurate than our auditors pre-2025. The Medicare provider auditing process has evolved significantly in recent years, and several key trends are expected to shape the landscape in 2025. These
On November 26, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the contract year 2026 proposed rule for the Medicare Advantage (“MA”) program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program (“Part D”), Medicare Cost Plan Program, and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (the “Proposed Rule”). Likely one of the last significant Medicare reform
Where Physician Burnout and Value-Based Care Intersect
This series explores legal issues related to physician burnout and potential solutions, and here we explore the potential impact of value-based care (“VBC”). Our first post addressed how healthcare organizations can foster the psychological safety and emotional well-being of their physicians. Our second post discussed artificial intelligence solutions