July 25, 2018 A Florida federal district court has held that Tampa General Hospital’s declaratory judgment action against the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services can proceed. … Read more »
July 2, 2018 An Illinois hospital has successfully appealed a trial court order requiring it to produce confidential and privileged Patient Safety Work Product (“PSWP”) documents and finding it in… Read more »
Navigating compliance requirements in a space co-regulated at both the federal and state level can be complex and challenging. Recent changes in how the Virginia Board of Pharmacy classifies investigational… Read more »
THE OPIOID CRISIS RESPONSE ACT OF 2018: POTENTIAL HEALTHCARE IMPLICATIONS Elizabeth Whalley Buono, a Director at Hancock, Daniel & Johnson, P.C. (Hancock Daniel), has been serving as an expert panel… Read more »
April 23, 2018 On April 17, 2018, the U.S. Surgeon General issued an advisory on naloxone and opioid overdose. The advisory explains the Surgeon General’s position that expanding awareness regarding… Read more »
Virginia is on its way to joining 16 other states that allow the production of cannabidiol (“CBD”) oil for medicinal purposes. On April 16, 2018, the Virginia Board of Pharmacy… Read more »
March 28, 2018 In recent months, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield and UnitedHealth Group have enacted new policies for emergency department services. Although the two policies differ in approach, both… Read more »
RECENT LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS IN RESPONSE TO THE OPIOID CRISIS February 9, 2018 The opioid crisis is continuing to rage on, shattering lives, families, and communities while placing an unbelievable burden… Read more »
January 10, 2018 “Fights begin and end with handshakes,” at least in the mixed martial arts world, according to Cameron Conaway’s Caged: Memoirs of a Cage-Fighting Poet. A handshake between… Read more »
December 1, 2017 In November, the Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) for the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services updated its 2017 Work Plan to include four issues… Read more »
