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2020

Health law

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Student Note: Blockchain For Dscha Compliance, Ryland Close Apr 2020

Student Note: Blockchain For Dscha Compliance, Ryland Close

Belmont Health Law Journal

Part I of this Note will illustrate the problems posed by drug counterfeiting and drug diversion, describe current solutions being used to address these problems, and conclude with a discussion of federal legislation that seeks to fix these weaknesses in the pharmaceutical supply chain, focusing on the tracking and tracing requirements that the DSCSA imposes on supply chain participants. In Part II, this Note will examine the development of blockchain technology as well as examine its defining characteristics. Part III will explore current industry efforts to apply blockchain technology to supply chain uses and contends that blockchain is uniquely fit …


Whole Health: A Community Approach To Healthcare Keynote #2, Professor Larry Van Horn, Professor Leah R. Fowler Apr 2020

Whole Health: A Community Approach To Healthcare Keynote #2, Professor Larry Van Horn, Professor Leah R. Fowler

Belmont Health Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Student Note: Help Us, Help You: Big Tech And The Future Of Personal Health Records, Clay Brewer Apr 2020

Student Note: Help Us, Help You: Big Tech And The Future Of Personal Health Records, Clay Brewer

Belmont Health Law Journal

This note will address the issues that will inevitably arise as this convergence of tech and healthcare continue. Part I will discuss a few of the current laws and regulations that seek to protect personal health records in the United States’ and Europe, specifically in comparing the United States Health Insurance Accountability and Portability Act (“HIPAA”) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (“HITECH”) with the European Union’s much broader response to data privacy concerns via the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). To follow, Part II will introduce three of the tech giants– Apple, Amazon, and …


Whole Health: A Community Approach To Healthcare Panel, Tera Hambrick, Mark Ison, Dr. Jeanne James, Caitlyn Page, William Wright Apr 2020

Whole Health: A Community Approach To Healthcare Panel, Tera Hambrick, Mark Ison, Dr. Jeanne James, Caitlyn Page, William Wright

Belmont Health Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Student Note: Finding The Positive In A Positive Drug Test: How Narrowing The Definition Of An Individualized Pre-Employment Assessment Under The Ada Can Encourage Recovery From Opioid Dependence, Sarah Ferraro Apr 2020

Student Note: Finding The Positive In A Positive Drug Test: How Narrowing The Definition Of An Individualized Pre-Employment Assessment Under The Ada Can Encourage Recovery From Opioid Dependence, Sarah Ferraro

Belmont Health Law Journal

This note will address the disparities in the way courts have analyzed the direct threat exception to ADA protection, and why a uniform application of the exception is crucial to both employers and those in recovery. Part I examines how opioids have devolved from an effective pain management tool to a national enemy. This section will answer common questions about why opioids are so addictive and why doctors prescribe them in the first place. It also addresses the scope of the ADA and the direct threat exception used to justify a decision not to hire a prescription drug user, as …