Daniel Fahey

Jan 21, 2025 | healthlawadvisor.com | Alan Arville |Audrey Davis |Daniel Fahey |Amy E. Lerman

Remote prescribing via telemedicine continues to be a huge area of interest among prescribers and other health care providers. After publishing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) in March 2023 on the prescribing of controlled substances via telemedicine that was widely criticized for being far more restrictive than temporary waivers then in place under the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) went back to the drawing board.

Mar 21, 2024 | natlawreview.com | Ling Kong |John Eriksen |Daniel Fahey |Eric Fox

On March 18, the Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a Bulletin updating its guidance to HIPAA-covered entities and business associates on the use of tracking technology on websites and mobile apps. The Bulletin supplements the original guidance published by OCR in December 2022.

Mar 21, 2024 | healthlawadvisor.com | John Eriksen |Daniel Fahey |Joshua J. Freemire |Timothy Murphy

On February 28, 2024, bipartisan legislation was introduced in the Connecticut General Assembly by the State Senate and House of Representatives that would require the executive director of the Office of Health Strategy to develop a plan concerning private equity firms acquiring or holding an ownership interest in health care facilities in the state. Raised HB 5319, sponsored by Sen. Jeff Gordon (R) and Sen. Saud Anwar (D), was referred to the state’s Joint Committee on Public Health.

Jan 22, 2024 | positive.news | Daniel Fahey

At a time when public libraries are threatened by funding cuts and even book bans, librarian Mychal Threets sings their praises with infectious enthusiasm. Everyone belongs in a library, he says, and a library card can unlock a world of magic and possibility “My child is a reluctant reader but finds butts to be hilarious. Any recommendations?”Mychal Threets gets questions like that a lot. By day, the 33-year-old is a supervising librarian at the Fairfield Civic Center Library in California, US.

Jan 2, 2024 | positive.news | Daniel Fahey

In the UK, fewer than three in 10 autistic people are in work. But increasingly, specialised employment agencies are drawing attention to the benefits of conditions such as autismMatt Boyd isn’t the first person to visit the jobcentre and think: ‘There has to be a better way.’ Diagnosed with dyslexia at a young age, he had always struggled with spelling and reading but made it to university nevertheless. “I got a lot of support for my dyslexia at uni,” said Boyd.