Diagnosing Health Care Podcast

In this episode of the Diagnosing Health Care Podcast:  In conjunction with the national COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and other federal agencies have issued waivers and other declarations with the goal of giving providers flexibility in order to render services during the PHE. 

How should stakeholders prepare for the end of the PHE on May 11, 2023?

Continue Reading Podcast: The End of the Public Health Emergency – What’s to Come? – Diagnosing Health Care

In this episode of the Diagnosing Health Care Podcast:  When analyzing the life cycle of any health care product, a key component to consider is how much the product will cost and who will pay for it.

What unique challenges do direct access tests (DATs) pose when it comes to reimbursement and related compliance requirements?

Continue Reading Podcast: Direct Access Laboratory Testing: Reimbursement & Compliance – Diagnosing Health Care

In this episode of the Diagnosing Health Care Podcast:  What are the various factors impacting stakeholders in the direct access testing industry?

By the end of this four-part series on direct access laboratory testing, listeners will have gained insight into how to navigate the complex regulatory and legal regimes that govern the process of making lab tests available directly to patients and understand the aspects that will dictate how their operations should be structured.

Continue Reading Podcast: Direct Access Laboratory Testing: Navigating the Regulatory Landscape – Diagnosing Health Care

In this episode of the Diagnosing Health Care Podcast:   The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a final guidance document clarifying how the agency intends to regulate clinical decision support (CDS) software.

How has this document caused confusion for industry? How can companies respond?

Continue Reading Podcast: Unpacking FDA’s Final Clinical Decision Support Guidance – Diagnosing Health Care

In this episode of the Diagnosing Health Care Podcast:   Changes are on the horizon for provisions of the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) that haven’t been updated in over a decade.

What exactly is PACE and how will new proposed rule modifications affect PACE plans moving forward?

On this episode, hear from special guest Wendy Edwards, Director of Internal Operations at BluePeak Advisors.

Continue Reading Podcast: The PACE Program – What Changes May Be Coming Soon? – Diagnosing Health Care

In this episode of the Diagnosing Health Care Podcast:   The Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, which effectively removed the federal constitutional protections for abortion, triggered a series of changes for health care providers and patients alike across the nation with respect to abortion services.

What additional implications are there for certain aspects of clinical trials and research?

On this episode, Epstein Becker Green attorneys Kate Heffernan, Marylana Helou, and Megan Robertson discuss how the changing state laws and regulations post-Dobbs may impact clinical research in different ways for different stakeholders.

Continue Reading Podcast: Post-Dobbs: Considerations for Clinical Trials and Research – Diagnosing Health Care

In this episode of the Diagnosing Health Care Podcast:   With the recent midterm elections changing the composition of Congress, and the Biden administration’s first opportunities to advance its policy priorities from the very beginning of the rulemaking process, what are the key health care developments to watch out for in 2023?

Epstein Becker Green attorneys Ted Kennedy, Jr.; Alexis Boaz; and Philo Hall discuss the current landscape of health care policy from both the legislative and regulatory perspectives and analyze which key health care issues may arise.

Continue Reading Podcast: 2023 Health Policy Outlook – Diagnosing Health Care

In this episode of the Diagnosing Health Care Podcast:  In the aftermath of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, important questions have emerged about the current legal and regulatory landscape surrounding patient access to drugs that have historically been used to induce abortions.

How can health care providers and pharmacies navigate these new restrictions?

Continue Reading Podcast: Post-Dobbs: Access to Reproductive Health Care and Abortion-Inducing Drugs – Diagnosing Health Care

In this episode of the Diagnosing Health Care Podcast:  The past three years have been tumultuous in the health care construction economy, and the patterns in recent construction claims might surprise some. Which types of claims are popping up, in what regions are they appearing, and what types of facilities are involved?

On this episode of our Owner’s Outlook series, hear from special guest Brett Lamb, co-founder and CEO of Construction Discovery Experts.

Continue Reading Podcast: Owner’s Outlook: National Trends in Construction Claims – Diagnosing Health Care

In this episode of the Diagnosing Health Care Podcast:  Following the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, some states have banned abortion in all or most circumstances and many more have enacted new restrictions or enforced old ones.

Continue Reading Podcast: Post-Dobbs – Navigating the Fast-Changing and Uncertain Legal Landscape – Diagnosing Health Care