Medical devices: new regulations, new responsibilities.

Medical devices: new regulations, new responsibilities.

New medical marijuana regulations: the coming storm.

HIPAA regulations - a new era of medical-record privacy?

Although the regulations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) regarding the privacy of medical records are new, 1 the concept of using federal law to protect the privacy of medical records is not. The substance of the new regulations can be traced back to work done in the 1970s, especially the report of the Privacy Protection Study Commission, which help...

New Commercial Models in Medical Devices

Enormous change is on the horizon for medical device (MD) companies. For years, MD companies built their commercial models around a combination of innovative products and strong relationships with healthcare professionals (HCPs). These products and relationships have resulted in preferred product designations, comfort with single companies as suppliers of choice and an interdependency that rewa...

Genetic testing and psychology. New roles, new responsibilities.

Advances in genetics and genetic testing promise to catalyze a fundamental change in the practice of medicine. Psychologists have much to offer as psychotherapists, researchers, educators, and policymakers to a society heavily influenced by the genetic revolution. To make the most of new opportunities available to mental health professionals in genetics, psychologists must know basic genetic pr...