The International Health Regulations 10 Years On: The Governing Framework For Global Health Security,
2015
Georgetown University Law Center
The International Health Regulations 10 Years On: The Governing Framework For Global Health Security, Lawrence O. Gostin, Mary C. Debartolo, Eric A. Friedman
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
The World Health Organization (WHO) and its global health security treaty, the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) have lost the world's confidence after the West African Ebola epidemic. The epidemic led to several high-level reviews of the IHR and global health security more broadly. Here, we propose a series of recommendations for operational and legal reforms to enhance the functioning of the FCGH. It is critical that WHO act on them quickly, before the window of opportunity for fundamental reform closes.
WHO should ensure that all states fulfill their obligations to develop national core surveillance and response capacities, including through …
Finders Keepers, Or Finders Weepers? A Proposed Answer To A Question Raised By Myriad Genetics,
2015
University of Georgia School of Law
Finders Keepers, Or Finders Weepers? A Proposed Answer To A Question Raised By Myriad Genetics, Jingshi Shi
Journal of Intellectual Property Law
No abstract provided.
Trade Secret Rising: Protecting Equivalency Test Research And Development Investments After Momenta V. Amphastar,
2015
University of Georgia School of Law
Trade Secret Rising: Protecting Equivalency Test Research And Development Investments After Momenta V. Amphastar, Hannah-Alise Rogers
Journal of Intellectual Property Law
No abstract provided.
Table Of Contents, Vol. 22:1,
2015
University of Georgia School of Law
Table Of Contents, Vol. 22:1, Journal Of Intellectual Property Law
Journal of Intellectual Property Law
No abstract provided.
Meaningful Use Of Health Information Technology: Proving Its Worth?,
2015
George Washington University
Meaningful Use Of Health Information Technology: Proving Its Worth?, Lisa Sprague
National Health Policy Forum
Health policymakers in recent years have looked to the implementation of health information technology (IT)—electronic health records and the like—as a means to improve quality, reduce costs, and achieve better health outcomes across populations. But implementing health IT in a meaningful way must go beyond purchasing medical records software. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) devised a set of measures and incentives for hospitals and eligible medical professionals within Medicare or Medicaid to mark successive stages of effective IT implementation. This issue brief discusses the history of meaningful use, the measures used to evaluate effectiveness, and the …
In Re Guardianship Of Hailu, 131 Nev. Adv. Op. 89 (Nov. 16, 2015),
2015
Nevada Law Journal
In Re Guardianship Of Hailu, 131 Nev. Adv. Op. 89 (Nov. 16, 2015), Adrienne Brantley
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
The Court determined that under NRS § 451.007 (the Uniform Determination of Death Act) the District court failed to consider whether the American Association of Neurology (AAN) guidelines adequately measure all functions of the entire brain and whether the guidelines are considered accepted medical standards by states that have adopted the Act.
Defining The "Defined"—Problem Gambling, Pathological Gambling, And Gambling Disorder: Impact On Policy And Legislation,
2015
Barry University School of Law
Defining The "Defined"—Problem Gambling, Pathological Gambling, And Gambling Disorder: Impact On Policy And Legislation, Sarah A. Hinchliffe
Barry Law Review
No abstract provided.
Between A Bed And A Hard Place: How Washington Can Keep Psychiatric Patients In Treatment And Off The Streets,
2015
Seattle University School of Law
Between A Bed And A Hard Place: How Washington Can Keep Psychiatric Patients In Treatment And Off The Streets, Spencer Babbitt
Seattle University Law Review
On February 27, 2013, ten psychiatric patients were being involuntarily detained in hospital emergency departments located in Pierce County under Washington State’s Involuntary Treatment Act (ITA). Despite the name of the law that authorized their detainment, these individuals were not receiving any psychiatric treatment during their confinement. Nor were they there as the result of a criminal conviction. The only thing these ten detainees were guilty of was being mentally ill. Under what is now considered to have been a misinterpretation of the ITA, counties across Washington had for years been confining mentally ill patients in hospitals not certified to …
Regulating Drug Promotion To Promote The Public Health: A Response To Bennett, Et Al.,
2015
Georgia State University College of Law
Regulating Drug Promotion To Promote The Public Health: A Response To Bennett, Et Al., Patricia J. Zettler
Faculty Publications By Year
No abstract provided.
History, Governmental Structure, And Politics: Defining The Scope Of Local Board Of Health Power,
2015
Fordham University School of Law
History, Governmental Structure, And Politics: Defining The Scope Of Local Board Of Health Power, Pekham Pal
Fordham Law Review
Local boards of health often issue regulations that have broad effects that surpass the borders of the city or county to which they apply. Promulgation of such rules by board of health members appointed by the executive branch implicates separation of powers concerns; because such regulations may so extensively burden a locality’s citizens, it may be more appropriate for elected officials to adopt these regulations. Indeed, local businesses or other interested parties often bring suit challenging local board of health actions. Courts apply different analytical methodologies to review these challenges, which often leads to incongruent local health agency discretion for …
Drugs For The Indigent: A Proposal To Revise The 340b Drug Pricing Program,
2015
William & Mary Law School
Drugs For The Indigent: A Proposal To Revise The 340b Drug Pricing Program, Connor J. Baer
William & Mary Law Review
No abstract provided.
Might Houses Of Worship Enable Currently Uninsured, Economically Disadvantaged Individuals To Obtain Affordable Health Care Insurance?,
2015
St. John's University School of Law
Might Houses Of Worship Enable Currently Uninsured, Economically Disadvantaged Individuals To Obtain Affordable Health Care Insurance?, Nina J. Crimm
Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development
No abstract provided.
Adjusting The Benefits And Burdens Of Economic Life For The Public Good: The Aca's Medical Loss Ratio As A Constitutional Regulation Of Health Insurance Companies,
2015
William & Mary Law School
Adjusting The Benefits And Burdens Of Economic Life For The Public Good: The Aca's Medical Loss Ratio As A Constitutional Regulation Of Health Insurance Companies, Susanne Cordner
William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal
No abstract provided.
The Indefinite Quarantine: A Public Health Review Of Chronic Inconsistencies In Sexually Violent Predator Statutes,
2015
St. John's University School of Law
The Indefinite Quarantine: A Public Health Review Of Chronic Inconsistencies In Sexually Violent Predator Statutes, Isaac D. Buck
St. John's Law Review
(Excerpt)
This Article undertakes this public health review in five parts. Part I considers the general structure of SVP statutes, noting the reasoning behind the enactment and implementation of these statutes. Part II focuses the analysis on examples of three different types of SVP statutes' limiting criteria by considering SVP laws from New Jersey, Wisconsin, Virginia, and California. Part III compares the preventive detentions of SVP commitment and quarantine. Part IV applies quarantine principles to the SVP framework, and, after concluding that SVP statutes, as currently configured, do not sufficiently withstand this public health critique, Part V proposes solutions.
Medicare's Post-Acute Care Payment: An Updated Review Of The Issues And Policy Proposals,
2015
George Washington University
Medicare's Post-Acute Care Payment: An Updated Review Of The Issues And Policy Proposals, Sally Coberly
National Health Policy Forum
Medicare spending on post-acute care provided by home health agencies, skilled nursing facilities, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, and long-term care hospitals accounted for about 10 percent of total program outlays in 2013. The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and others have noted several long-standing problems with the payment systems for post-acute care and have suggested refinements to Medicare's post-acute care payment systems that are intended to encourage the delivery of appropriate care in the right setting for a patient's condition. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 contained several provisions that affect the Medicare program's post-acute care payment systems, as …
Newsletter Fall 2015,
2015
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Fall 2015,
2015
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Fall 2015
Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter
No abstract provided.
Law & Healthcare Newsletter, Vol. 23, No. 1, Fall 2015,
2015
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Law & Healthcare Newsletter, Vol. 23, No. 1, Fall 2015
Law & Health Care Newsletter
No abstract provided.
Dignifying Madness: Rethinking
Commitment Law In An Age Of Mass Incarceration,
2015
University of Miami Law School
Dignifying Madness: Rethinking Commitment Law In An Age Of Mass Incarceration, Jonathan Simon, Stephen A. Rosenbaum
University of Miami Law Review
Modern nation-states have been trapped in recurring cycles of incarcerating and emancipating residents with psychiatric disabilities. New cycles of enthusiasm for incarceration generally commence with well-defined claims about the evils of allowing “the mad” to remain at liberty and the benefits incarceration would bring to the afflicted. A generation or two later, at most, reports of terrible conditions in institutions circulate and new laws follow, setting high burdens for those seeking to imprison and demanding exacting legal procedures with an emphasis on individual civil liberties. Today, we seem to be arriving at another turn in the familiar cycle. A growing …
When Biopharma Meets Software: Bioinformatics At The Patent Office,
2015
Texas A&M University School of Law
When Biopharma Meets Software: Bioinformatics At The Patent Office, Saurabh Vishnubhakat, Arti K. Rai
Faculty Scholarship
Scholars have spilled much ink questioning patent quality. Complaints encompass concern about incoming applications, examination by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”), and the USPTO’s ultimate output. The literature and some empirical data also suggest, however, that applications, examination, and output may differ considerably based on technology. Most notably, although definitions of patent quality are contested, quality in the biopharmaceutical industry is often considered substantially higher than that in information and communications technology (ICT) industries.
This Article presents the first empirical examination of what happens when the two fields are combined. Specifically, it analyzes the creation and early history …
