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Achieving The Goals Of The Value-Based Purchasing Program: Defining A Standard For External Data Use, Svetlana Makoviy Apr 2019

Achieving The Goals Of The Value-Based Purchasing Program: Defining A Standard For External Data Use, Svetlana Makoviy

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In our society, artificial intelligence technology has permeated through every aspect of human life. By the end of 2019, more than 60 million Americans will use some kind of smartwatch, whether a Fitbit or an Apple Watch as a part of their daily routine. Further, over 58% of people currently use a healthcare-related mobile application, such as MyFitnessPal or Nike+ Running. Health and fitness application usage increased by over 330% in the last three years. Unsurprisingly, healthcare-related data is one of the fastest growing and financially valuable data pools in the country, if not worldwide. The volume of data generated …


Does Va Medicaid Expansion Change The Landscape For Copn?, Megan E. Italiano Apr 2019

Does Va Medicaid Expansion Change The Landscape For Copn?, Megan E. Italiano

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The Paper will proceed in five parts. Part I will present the history of COPN, both nationally and in Virginia. Next, Part II will detail Virginia’s COPN program and its State Medical Facilities Plan. Part III will discuss the current debate for and against the COPN program. In Part IV, this Paper will discuss the market irregularities that the health care industry faces and how Virginia’s COPN program helps insulate hospitals from these market imbalances. Lastly, Part V will focus on the impact that the Medicaid expansion has on the COPN program, focusing particularly on the effects of the program’s …


Scouting For Approval: Lessons On Medical Device Regulation In An Era Of Crowdfunding From Scanadu’S “Scout”, Colleen Smith Apr 2015

Scouting For Approval: Lessons On Medical Device Regulation In An Era Of Crowdfunding From Scanadu’S “Scout”, Colleen Smith

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This Article will argue that medical device companies should be able to utilize crowdfunding to raise the necessary capital to develop a product. However, because of the risks medical devices pose, any solution that allows medical device companies to employ crowdfunding should ensure the continuing commitment to consumer safety that is at the core of FDA regulation. This Article uses the Scanadu Scout as an example and a staring point for evaluating the use of crowdfunding in the medical device industry. This Article explains how and why Scanadu broke the law when it moved the Scout, an “adulterated or misbranded” …


Reforming Consumer-Insurer Dispute Resolution In The Auto Insurance Industry, Cassandra Roeder Jan 2014

Reforming Consumer-Insurer Dispute Resolution In The Auto Insurance Industry, Cassandra Roeder

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Judgment For Federalism: A Case For Why The Right Of Publicity Should Be A Federal Right, Brittany Lee-Richardson Apr 2012

Judgment For Federalism: A Case For Why The Right Of Publicity Should Be A Federal Right, Brittany Lee-Richardson

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The purpose of the right of publicity is to provide all individuals the right to control the commercial use of their attributes such as likeness, image or name. This state-based right is primarily concerned with protecting celebrities, hereinafter referred to as “personalities.”1 As the right gained more recognition from courts and legislatures in the last 25 years, its value to personalities increased substantially. Sport, entertainment and public figures, like Tiger Woods, Bill Clinton and Woody Allen, make millions of dollars2 from endorsements, speaking engagements, and right of publicity claims. Personalities are also taking advantage of the wide variation in right …


Reading, Writing, And Interrogating: Providing Miranda Warnings To Students In Schoolhouse Interrogations, Stephanie Gaylord Forbes Jan 2011

Reading, Writing, And Interrogating: Providing Miranda Warnings To Students In Schoolhouse Interrogations, Stephanie Gaylord Forbes

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Rethinking Oil Spill Compensation Schemes: The Causation Inquiry, Amy D. Paul Jan 2011

Rethinking Oil Spill Compensation Schemes: The Causation Inquiry, Amy D. Paul

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Illegal P2p File Sharing On College Campuses – What's The Solution?, Antionette D. Bishop Apr 2008

Illegal P2p File Sharing On College Campuses – What's The Solution?, Antionette D. Bishop

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Whose Money Is It Anyway? The Case For A Mortality Discount For Cash Balance Plan Early Termination Lump Sum Distributions, William Handley Woolston Jan 2008

Whose Money Is It Anyway? The Case For A Mortality Discount For Cash Balance Plan Early Termination Lump Sum Distributions, William Handley Woolston

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The Police Power And 'Public Use': Balancing The Public Interest Against Private Rights Through Principled Constitutional Distinctions, Christopher D. Supino Jan 2008

The Police Power And 'Public Use': Balancing The Public Interest Against Private Rights Through Principled Constitutional Distinctions, Christopher D. Supino

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