State Health Privacy Laws Expand Beyond HIPAA: What Healthcare Businesses Need to Know About NYHIPA

New York is the latest state to introduce its own health privacy law, the NY Health Information Privacy Act (NYHIPA), signaling a growing trend of state-level regulations extending beyond HIPAA. If enacted, NYHIPA will impose strict requirements on how businesses—both inside and outside the healthcare industry—collect, process, and share consumer health data, making compliance a priority for many organizations.

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OIG’s Remote Patient Monitoring Audits Are Here: What You Need to Know

OIG’s increased oversight of Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) and Chronic Care Management (CCM) has led to a surge in Medicare audits, with a focus on documentation, medical necessity, and compliance with billing requirements. To stay compliant, organizations should ensure clear documentation, conduct proactive compliance assessments, and seek legal guidance when responding to audits.

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FDA Resolves Semaglutide Shortage: What This Means for GLP-1 Compounding Pharmacies and Telehealth Weight Loss Companies

The removal of semaglutide from the Drug Shortage List will have a significant impact on the way telehealth practices and compounding pharmacies handle this medication. With the normal FDA restrictions on compounding set to take effect once again, practices and pharmacies need to be aware of the deadlines and regulatory requirements that come with this change.

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Navigating the Future of AI in Healthcare: 3 State Law Trends to Watch

Explore how state laws are shaping the future of AI in healthcare, focusing on transparency, consumer rights, and algorithmic fairness. As regulations evolve, healthcare AI innovators must adapt to ensure compliance and equitable outcomes in a multijurisdictional landscape.

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Trends and Opportunities for Digital Health Innovators in 2025

Discover the top trends and opportunities for digital health innovators in 2025, from AI adoption and value-based care to regulatory shifts and cybersecurity challenges. These insights from Nixon Law Group will help you navigate the year ahead.

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CMS Finalizes APCM Codes for 2025: What it Means for Primary Care and Digital Health Companies

CMS has finalized the APCM codes for 2025. See what this means for primary care and digital health companies.

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New Reimbursement Opportunities for Digital Mental Health Treatment in 2025: CMS’ Final Rule

See what the final Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2025 has to say about Digital Mental Health Treatment

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OIG’s Call for Increased Oversight of Remote Patient Monitoring Misses the Mark

Learn about the Office of Inspector General’s new report around remote patient monitoring and the key areas where it misses the mark.

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Fundraising at Every Stage: Top Tips for Digital Health Startups

Learn how to make the fundraising process go as smoothly – and as quickly – as possible as a digital health startup — whether you're raising for the first time or you're a Series C company preparing for exit.

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Point Solution Fatigue, Meet M&A: How Strategic Transactions Can Transform Digital Health

Explore how strategic mergers and acquisitions (M&A) can reduce or even eliminate point solution fatigue by creating more comprehensive and integrated platforms that will improve patient care and reduce administrative burden.

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Navigating Reimbursement Strategies in the Food as Medicine Space

One of the key factors in FaM’s growth is reimbursement policy across various payors and providers. This post introduces reimbursement frameworks and strategies that support the FaM space, including medical nutrition therapy (MNT), medically tailored meals (MTM), the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and employer-sponsored benefits programs.

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Food as Medicine Summit 2024: 4 Challenges FaM Innovators Face 

At the most recent Food as Medicine (FaM) Summit, leading experts, policymakers, and healthcare innovators in FaM gathered to discuss one important goal: revolutionizing how we improve population health through food and nutritional guidance.

Here’s what we believe every healthcare and FaM innovator should know. 

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Digital Therapeutics Alliance Summit 2024: 5 Takeaways for DTx Innovators

The Digital Therapeutics Alliance Summit 2024, held in Washington, D.C., brought together over 500 industry leaders (including NLG’s own Carrie Nixon and Michael Schellhous), innovators, and key stakeholders to discuss the current state and future of digital therapeutics (DTx). 

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FTC Finalizes Changes to Health Breach Notification Rule: What Digital Health Companies and App Developers Need to Know

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized changes to the Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR), clarifying its applicability to health apps and similar technologies, including those that are not subject to HIPAA. In 2023, FTC began enforcing the HBNR in earnest, with an expanded interpretation of their authority under the HBNR. In the 2024 Final Rule (the 2024 Final Rule), the agency conforms the HBNR to this expanded interpretation, clarifying its breadth for industry and the public.

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