Episodes
Thursday Oct 22, 2020
COVID-19’s impact on the Health Care Industry
Thursday Oct 22, 2020
Thursday Oct 22, 2020
COVID-19 has had an impact on virtually every industry in the country, but none more so than on health care. In this episode, Jay talks with John Carney, chair of Porter Wright’s Health Care Practice and former Ohio state representative, about the changes that COVID-19 has wrought on health care and on some changes the industry is likely to experience in the future.
Tuesday Oct 20, 2020
Ohio’s COVID-19 qualified immunity legislation
Tuesday Oct 20, 2020
Tuesday Oct 20, 2020
COVID-19 has spurred all sorts of legislation. In this episode, Jay discusses some examples of COVID-19-related legislation with John Carney, Chair of Porter Wright’s Health Care Practice and former three-term Ohio state representative. The discussion includes Ohio’s recently-enacted qualified immunity legislation (HB 606) as well as some thoughts about future laws that may be on the horizon on the federal level.
Thursday Apr 14, 2016
Are data breaches covered under insurance policies?
Thursday Apr 14, 2016
Thursday Apr 14, 2016
In defending against a class action case where patient information was found online for months without being secured, the insurance company was found to have a duty to defend the defendant, who held an insurance policy that covered the publication of patient information. The case, Travelers Indemnity vs. Portal Healthcare, is important because it’s one of the first decisions to rule on whether data breach litigation is covered under commercial insurance policies.
Tuesday Dec 01, 2015
Health care data breaches – inevitable, but you can minimize the damage
Tuesday Dec 01, 2015
Tuesday Dec 01, 2015
Data breaches in health care can be the most devastating, both to the consumers whose personally identifiable information was exposed, but also to the institutions that possessed this sensitive data. In this podcast Jay and Christina Hultsch review the various issues surrounding such data breaches, including when to review data security policies, how to prepare for a potential breach and how to deal with third-party vendor access.
Wednesday Feb 11, 2015
Merger of St. Luke’s Health System and Saltzer Medical Group blocked
Wednesday Feb 11, 2015
Wednesday Feb 11, 2015
Today, the Ninth Circuit upheld a ruling by an Idaho Federal District Court that ordered St. Luke’s Health System Ltd. to divest its acquisition of Saltzer Medical Group. Jay discusses the importance of this ruling in today’s podcast.
Wednesday Nov 26, 2014
The importance of the state action exemption on state licensing boards
Wednesday Nov 26, 2014
Wednesday Nov 26, 2014
This podcast discussed the background and potential legal implications, particularly on state licensing boards, of North Carolina Board of Dental examiners v. Federal Trade Commission, argued before the U.S. Supreme Court last month and previously summarized here. Jay Levine and Darcy Jalandoni, members of Porter Wright's Antitrust Group, provide an overview of the state action doctrine at issue in the case, analyze possible outcomes and assess the potential repercussions of the Court's decision. In particular, Jay and Darcy discuss how the Courts decision may affect how states will choose to license and oversee professionals (including medical professionals) in the future.