In this episode of Health+Tech, McGuireWoods partners Jonathan Ishee and Andrea Lee Linna talk to George Gooch, CEO of the Texas Health Services Authority (THSA), about their cybersecurity, health information exchange and pandemic surveillance initiatives. They also discuss:

• Information blocking rule compliance
• Recent Texas legislation (now signed into law) affecting healthcare breach notification
• The role of health information exchange in public health surveillanceTHSA initiatives using open-source digital health tools to provide real-time situational awareness to healthcare providers during the pandemic

For this episode of Health+Tech, please join Dr. Anwar Hussain, General Partner at RhythmVC, and McGuireWoods Chicago partner Andrea Lee Linna, as they discuss digital healthcare and the nuts and bolts needed to create better systems. Their discussion covers:

• What venture capital is looking for when investing in digital health
• Opportunities for startups in healthcare business-to-business software
• How healthcare regulations impact digital health investment

Application of artificial intelligence, blockchain and the internet of things to healthcare data

For this episode of Health+Tech, join Lauren Riplinger, vice president of policy and government affairs at AHIMA, and McGuireWoods healthcare partner Janice Suchyta, who co-leads the firm's digital health group. Discussion will cover the following topics:

• The new Cures Act patient access rule and how to comply with the open notes requirements
• Trends in health information interoperability among healthcare entities
• Compliance needs for information-blocking rules and exceptions

On this episode of Health+Tech, please join Ludi founder and CEO Gail Peace and McGuireWoods partner Andrea Lee Linna as they discuss how technology can further healthcare compliance, including:

·   How providers can leverage technology to streamline their physician contracting processes to reduce administrative burdens on physicians and staff

·   How the Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law apply to physician contracting and how providers can leverage technology to ensure regulatory compliance

·   How process automation can improve business efficiencies and physician relationships

On this episode of Health+Tech, hear from healthcare IT executive John Glaser discussing key issues in the digital health space. John is a former senior vice president of Population Health at Cerner Corporation, and a former CEO of Siemens Health Services. Before that, he was CIO at Partners HealthCare and senior advisor at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. He also serves on the board for a number of healthcare organizations.

For more about the series, please visit: https://www.mcguirewoods.com/healthtech

The newest addition to McGuireWoods’ growing thought leadership video roster is Health+Tech, a video podcast that explores issues and trends at the intersection of healthcare, technology and innovation.

Health+Tech is hosted by partners Andrea Lee Linna, Janice M. Suchyta and Jonathan M. Ishee, co-leaders of the firm’s Digital Health, Technology and Innovation Group. The podcast features healthcare innovators and keeps listeners up-to-date on the laws that apply to businesses at the intersection of healthcare and technology.

For more information, please visit our Health+Tech Website.

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