On November 13, the Governor unveiled new cyber regulations for state hospitals. The Governor’s FY24 budget includes $500 million in funding that health care facilities may apply to upgrade their systems in order to comply.
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Mass General Brigham has announced an innovative partnership with Best Buy.
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President Biden signed an executive order on August 9, 2023, that will regulate certain U.S. investments in countries of concern in entities engaged in activities involving sensitive technologies critical to national security. The order specifically targets investments in semiconductors and microelectronics, quantum information technologies, and artificial intelligence.
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This week the Biden Administration secured voluntary commitments from seven leading artificial intelligence (AI) companies, including Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Inflection, Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI, to promote the safe, secure, and transparent development of AI technology.
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The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce has introduced a bi-partisan discussion framework on privacy.
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Since the early 2000s, there has been a steady increase in the amount of government activity that has directly affected healthcare stakeholders. Prior to this time-period, companies could afford to focus only on differentiating their products from their competitors. Now companies are finding that during their strategic planning meetings, they must account for how state and federal government activity may impact their bottom line. In addition to having a Government Affairs staff, these same companies are starting to realize the importance of having established a relationship with a lobbyist. The question is how do you find the right lobbyist for your organization?
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On Episode 1 Lanton Law speaks with STACK CEO Jonathan Ogurchak about privacy trends, healthcare efficiencies using SAAS and whether healthcare is ready for tech disruption.
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The FDA has just released a new cybersecurity draft titled “Cybersecurity in Medical Devices: Quality System Considerations and Content of Premarket Submissions; Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability.”
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Senators Coons (D-DE), Kloubuchar (D-MN) and Portman (R-OH) have introduced a bi-partisan proposed bill that would require social media companies to provide vetted, independent researchers and the public with access to certain platform data.
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Rohit Chopra who is the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau testified before the House Financial Services Committee regarding how “Congress has tasked the CFPB with monitoring market conditions to spot risks, ensure compliance with existing law, and promote competition in order to protect families and honest businesses.”
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The White House held the first meeting of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Occurs (PCAST). PCAST deals with “1) U.S. competitiveness, security, and international science and technology leadership; and 2) U.S. public health and pandemic preparedness.”
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last month issued the FTC Report to Congress on Privacy and Security.
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President Biden has issued an Executive Order (EO) titled Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy.
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Earlier this month the U.S. Senate passed a rare bi-partisan bill called the United States Innovation and Competition Act, which seeks to improve America's competitive edge by investing billions of dollars in scientific and technological innovations – including artificial intelligence, computer chips and robotics.
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Via a recently released a press release describing how a group of bipartisan Senators including Joe Manchin (D-WV), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Jerry Moran (R-KS) have introduced the bipartisan Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act to make current telehealth flexibilities permanent.
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In February 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order to direct a government-wide “approach to assessing vulnerabilities in, and strengthening the resilience of, critical supply chains.”
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U.S. Senator Gillibrand (D-NY) issued a press release announcing the Data Protection Act of 2021, which would create the DPA, an independent federal agency whose goal is to protect Americans’ data, instill privacy safeguards and work to ensure that there is transparency in data sharing practices.
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a June 15th press release announcing Lina Khan as the Chair of the FTC, with her term expiring on September 25, 2024. Ms. Khan was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 15, 2021.
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