---
type: entity
entity_type: research_program
name: DePaul Journal of Health Law and Innovation
domain: health
status: active
parent_org: DePaul University College of Law
tags: [health-law, digital-health, telehealth, regulatory-analysis]
---

# DePaul Journal of Health Law and Innovation (JHLI)

## Overview
DePaul Journal of Health Law and Innovation is a health law and innovation research institute at DePaul University College of Law. Focuses on regulatory analysis of emerging health technologies.

## Key Research
April 2026 analysis on GLP-1 telehealth prescribing identified that algorithmic assessments cannot capture the psychological complexity needed to identify eating disorder risk. Specific finding: atypical anorexia nervosa (presenting in larger body) or non-purging bulimia nervosa may be misdiagnosed as binge eating disorder in online questionnaire-based assessments.

## Timeline
- **2026-04** — Published analysis arguing telehealth algorithmic assessments structurally cannot detect complex eating disorder presentations requiring clinical specialist judgment

## Sources
- STAT News, March 12, 2026 (citing DePaul JHLI April 2026 analysis)