Digital Health and the Law (LAW-719HT-001)
Kristi Kung
Meets: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM (FS) - Yuma - Room Y404
Enrolled: 9 / Limit: 22
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Description
This course will explore the latest legal developments pertaining to the use of digital technologies in the delivery of healthcare, focusing on the following key areas of innovation: telehealth, mobile health, artificial intelligence, and the use of big data. We will address the various legal and regulatory challenges to implementation and adoption of these advancements, with particular emphasis on cybersecurity and data privacy laws, nationally and internationally. We will also cover issues pertaining to reimbursement, licensing, credentialing, liability, contracting, and structuring of various business models. Because these technologies are developing at a faster pace than the laws and regulations meant to address them, this area of law is dynamic and constantly evolving. The course will discuss how businesses can navigate this complex legal framework and ways to structure the business model to mitigate legal risks.
Textbooks and Other Materials
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There is no text book for this course. Please review the syllabus for the required reading materials which are available online or will be distributed to the class via email or posted to MyWCL. Students are expected to read all written assignments prior to class.
First Class Readings
Required Reading:
Read “Telehealth, Health IT, and mHealth Policy: Considerations for Stakeholders”, The National Law Review, (Jan. 7, 2015), available at: http://www.natlawreview.com/article/telehealth-health-it-and-mhealth-policy-considerations-stakeholders.
Read Johan Comstock, “Digital Health Trends and Predictions for 2018: Part 1”, (Jan. 19, 2018) available at: http://www.mobihealthnews.com/content/digital-health-trends-and-predictions-2018-part-1 and “Digital Health Trends and Predictions for 2018: Part 2”, (Jan. 26, 2018) available at: http://www.mobihealthnews.com/content/digital-health-trends-and-predictions-2018-part-2
Read “HIPAA Privacy Rule General Overview, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, available at: http://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/privacy/guidance/general-overview/index.html
Skim “Data Breach Charts” Baker Hostetler summary of state breach-notification laws (Nov. 2017), available at: http://www.bakerlaw.com/files/Uploads/Documents/Data%20Breach%20documents/Data_Breach_Charts.pdf
Skim FDA – Digital Health Overview, available at: https://www.fda.gov/medicaldevices/digitalhealth/ and https://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/DigitalHealth/ucm562577.htm
Required Reading:
Read AHLA Telemedicine Wiki Page, available at: https://www.healthlawyers.org/hlresources/Health%20Law%20Wiki/Telemedicine.aspx
Read “Realizing the Promise of Telehealth: Understanding the Legal and Regulatory Challenges”, American Hospital Association (May 2015), copy posted to MyWCL page.
Read “Telehealth in 2017: What’s Changed and What’s Ahead” (Dec. 20, 2017), Law360, available at: https://www.sheppardmullin.com/media/article/1689_Telehealth%20In%202017.pdf
Read Social Security Act § 1834(m) - Payment for Telehealth;
Skim information about the interstate medical licensure compact at http://www.licenseportability.org/.
Syllabus
Use your MyAU username and password to access the syllabus in the following format(s):
Microsoft Word 2007 (DOCX)