Telehealth & Health Information Technology (HIT)

Overview

Our healthcare compliance attorneys provide specialized counsel to entities across the healthcare sector in navigating the complex and shifting regulatory landscape. We have deep expertise in health privacy and data security requirements, with particular emphasis on HIPAA, HITECH, telehealth regulations, health IT systems, wearable devices, and other emerging compliance areas.

Our experience with telemedicine providers includes:

Assisting medical staff with their governing documents to adequately address telemedicine practitioners
Compliance reviews to ensure all applicable State and Federal rules and regulations are satisfied
Credentialing by proxy and preparation of agreements necessary to effectuate credentialing by proxy
Obtaining and maintaining accreditation by the Joint Commission for telemedicine entities
Providing counsel regarding prescribing rules and regulations related to telemedicine practitioners

With the proliferation of technology-based electronic health records and increased health system data breaches, compliance with health information privacy and security laws has never been more important.

Our attorneys have significant experience counseling clients through the implementation of the newest and most efficient health information technologies. We help our clients comply with the fluid regulatory landscape to achieve their privacy and security goals.

We assist clients with the following:

Digital health software, information technology contracts, and licensing
Electronic Health Record (EHR) issues
Fraud and abuse of E-commerce, including website terms and conditions, privacy policies, and payments
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance
Health Information Exchange (HIE) issues
HIPAA privacy & security
Interoperability and information blocking
Meaningful Use requirements and audits
Substance abuse confidentiality regulations (Part 2)
Telehealth, including payment and scope of practice