Medical Malpractice Insurance News

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released an AI/ML-Based Software as a Medical Device Action Plan, which outlines a detailed approach to ensuring the safety and efficacy of these technologies.

Under new federal regulation, COVID-19 immunizations can now be administered to everyone older than 65 and to adults with comorbidities that classify them as at-risk for severe infection.

A recent settlement issued by the Office for Civil Rights highlights the importance of adhering to HIPAA’s Right of Access Initiative, a directive requiring covered entities to provide patients, upon request, with timely access to their protected health information.

New York State legislation now requires physicians’ offices to post signage directing patients to the Office of Professional Medical Conduct’s website for information on reporting misconduct.

To ensure integrity statewide in data reporting related to COVID-19 and influenza, NYSDOH has announced an emergency regulation to increase testing in all patients with known exposure or symptoms. The mandate includes postmortem testing in specific scenarios within 48 hours of death.

A NYSDOH advisory outlines updated requirements for healthcare personnel returning to work after COVID-19 exposure and/or infection.

Amended guidance issued by the New York State Department of Health directs hospitals and healthcare facilities to test patients for COVID-19 five days prior to an elective surgery.

A New York State Department of Health advisory says it is critical for medical providers to continue delivering services, specifically routine preventive and follow-up care, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

When resuming elective outpatient surgeries and non-urgent procedures, ambulatory surgery centers, office-based surgery practices and diagnostic and treatment centers must follow guidance issued by NYSDOH.

When dental practices return to more standard care, they’ll have to do so while mitigating the spread of the virus. The ADA’s Interim Mask and Face Shield Guidelines are available to help them prioritize the safety of patients, dentists and staff as long as COVID-19 infection remains a risk.