Technology companies widely use open source software (“OSS”), which carries with it many potential benefits. It can reduce the time and cost of development, and, to the extent that the code has been vetted by numerous other developers, may contain fewer bugs. OSS can also reduce dependency upon third party vendors and associated pricing risks. … Continue Reading
According to a distinguished panel of lawyers from MSD and Covington & Burling, companies involved in Digital Health deals need to ask themselves the following questions: What data is required to develop and deliver the Digital Health solution, and does your company have sufficient expertise in-house to analyze the data? What happens if your technology … Continue Reading
In the second of a three-part series, Covington’s global cross-practice Digital Health team considers some additional key questions that companies across the life sciences, technology, and communications industries should be asking as they seek to fit together the regulatory and commercial pieces of the complex digital health puzzle. Key Commercial Questions When Contracting for Digital … Continue Reading
At the beginning of August, the D.C. Circuit found that the fact that a data breach has occurred and individual consumer information has been lost may constitute sufficient injury to confer standing on those individual victims at the pleading stage–irrespective of whether any stolen information has been misused. Specifically, Attias, et al. v. CareFirst, Inc., … Continue Reading
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”), which enforces data protection legislation in the UK, has ruled that the NHS Royal Free Foundation Trust (“Royal Free”), which manages a London hospital, failed to comply with the UK Data Protection Act 1998 in providing 1.6 million patient records to Google DeepMind (“DeepMind”), requiring the Royal Free to sign an … Continue Reading
StartUp Health, a New York-based accelerator, and Rock Health, a San Francisco-based seed fund, each recently released its independent 2015 mid-year report on venture funding and transactional data of the digital health sector. The following are some key observations: Funding Levels Are Keeping Up With the Record-Breaking Levels in 2014. While this year was off … Continue Reading
Teladoc, Inc. started the long road to an IPO yesterday, announcing that it had taken the first step in the process by submitting an S-1 registration statement — the very detailed disclosure document required by regulators — with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.… Continue Reading
StartUp Health, a New York-based accelerator, and Rock Health, a San Francisco-based seed fund, each recently released its independent 2015 first quarter report on venture funding and transactional data of the digital health sector. The following are some key observations: Funding is Down Compared to Last Year’s First Quarter. While 2014 was a record-breaking year … Continue Reading
Healthcare providers, health plans, and other entities are increasingly utilizing cloud services to collect, aggregate, store and process data. A recent report by IDC Health Insights suggests that 80 percent of healthcare data is expected to pass through the cloud by 2020. As a substantial amount of healthcare data comprises “personal information” or “protected health … Continue Reading
The excitement around eHealth innovations was palpable throughout San Francisco this week as the annual JP Morgan healthcare conference flooded the city. JP Morgan itself offered panels and presentations from industry leaders and emerging companies, while simultaneously occurring conferences, speaker programs, and networking events throughout San Francisco featured discussions on the changing face of healthcare … Continue Reading
