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International Comparative Legal Guide to Digital Health 2024

By Global Legal Group

This guide provides corporate counsel and international practitioners with comprehensive jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction guidance to digital health laws and regulations around the world.

Topics covered include digital health technologies, data use, data sharing, intellectual property, commercial agreements, AI and machine learning, and liability.

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Non-Competes: What the FTC’s Rule May Mean for Health Care & Life Sciences Providers

By Roger D. Strode, Mark C. Grundvig, Kate L. Pamperin, Joseph T. Simon, and Benjamin R. Dryden (Foley & Lardner LLP)

On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission finalized a rule, by a vote of 3-2, abolishing the vast majority of employee covenants not to compete across the United States.

While certain health care providers will be exempted from the rule, many will not. As such, and if the rule survives legal challenge, health care industry participants should carefully consider how the rule will impact their recruitment and retention strategies going forward.

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Software as a Medical Device: Challenges Facing the Industry

By Kyle Y. Faget, Nathan A. Beaver, Jessa Boubker, Thomas B. Ferrante, Rachel B. Goodman, Eric L. Sophir, Nicholas J. Zepnick, Austin J. Kim (Foley & Lardner LLP)

The intersection of software, technology and health care and the proliferation of software as a medical device in the health care arena has become common place and has spurred significant innovations. This article discusses legal and regulatory considerations related to Software as a Medical Device (SaMD).

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OIG Special Fraud Alert on Arrangements with Telemedicine Companies

By Nathaniel M. Lacktman, Pamela L. Johnston, Matthew D. Krueger, Jana L. Kolarik, Foley & Lardner LLP

Learn more about the new Special Fraud Alert published by the Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on arrangements with telemedicine companies, setting forth seven characteristics OIG believes could suggest a given arrangement poses a heighted risk of fraud and abuse.

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10 Things You Need to Know about Life Sciences Patent Litigation in Canada

By Sheldon Hamilton, Principal, Smart & Biggar LLP, Barrister and Solicitor Patent and Trademark Agent, and Nancy Pei, Principal, Smart & Biggar LLP, Barrister and Solicitor Patent and Trademark Agent

Patented medicine regulations in Canada can be complex and the review process is fast-paced. In this Top Ten, in-house counsel will learn the essential points of how to prepare for the "Regulations" review. Editor's note: This article was updated to reflect recent developments; a prior version of this article was published on August 6, 2020.

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