The mark has been chosen, the trademark search was clear, and it has been decided that the mark should be registered. The next step in the process is straightforward – file an intent to use (ITU) trademark application. Full Story
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Weighing in at half the length of Tolstoy’s legendary tome War and Peace, it is no surprise that the thought of the impending deadline for compliance with the 538-page HIPAA Omnibus Rule has left many small clinical practices feeling overwhelmed. HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) and the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) are co-sponsoring four upcoming webinars to help smaller health care providers better understand HIPAA compliance and enforcement topics. Full Story
Late in April 2013—following a many-month delay while approval from Chinese and Eastern European antitrust regulators was pending—two Japanese companies, Sony Corp. and Olympus Corp., announced that their medical devices merger had at last received final authorization. Full Story
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In the healthcare industry we often associate information privacy and security enforcement with HIPAA and state privacy laws. Full Story
The HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) and the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) are co-sponsoring four upcoming webinars to help smaller health care providers feeling overwhelmed by the 138-page HIPAA Omnibus Rule better understand HIPAA compliance and enforcement topics. Full Story
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) passed in 2008. Since then, most of the discussion benefit plan professionals have had regarding GINA has focused on HIPAA notice requirements and compliance with GINA restrictions in wellness plans. Full Story
During the last month my firm has experienced an influx of calls from nurses who have tested positive for alcohol while on an Order with the Texas Board of Nursing. Full Story
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