Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate...more
7/30/2024
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Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Hospice ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Life Sciences ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate...more
4/23/2024
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Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Licensing Rules ,
Medicaid Reimbursements ,
Medical Licensure Compact ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate...more
3/7/2024
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Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Patient Access ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacies ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
Technology Sector ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate...more
Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate...more
10/27/2023
/ Digital Health ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacies ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
State and Local Government ,
Technology Sector ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) have further extended flexibilities that allow providers to prescribe controlled substances...more
10/9/2023
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
DEA ,
Extensions ,
Healthcare ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Public Health Emergency ,
SAMHSA ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine ,
Temporary Regulations
Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate...more
9/11/2023
/ Digital Health ,
EHR ,
Health Care Providers ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medicaid ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reimbursements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Technology ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
Trending in Telehealth is a new series from the McDermott digital health team in which we highlight state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies,...more
7/21/2023
/ Digital Health ,
Healthcare ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
New Legislation ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Technology Sector ,
Telehealth
During this session, digital health investors and finance experts discussed the trends they are watching in today’s market. The group also shared ideas on how companies can stand out from their competitors in the bid for...more
The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) are extending telehealth flexibilities that allow providers to prescribe controlled substances. While the...more
5/11/2023
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Controlled Substances Act ,
DEA ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
OIG ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Rulemaking Process ,
SAMHSA ,
Substance Abuse ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
Digital health is one of the fast-growing segments of the healthcare market, with patients, clinicians and regulators increasingly aligned behind the opportunities that digitization presents.
Over the last three years,...more
3/21/2023
/ Controlled Substances Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Health ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medicare ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
OIG ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Roe v Wade ,
State and Local Government ,
State Legislatures ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
A recent multijurisdictional contractor advisory committee (CAC) meeting held by six of the seven Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) gave stakeholders an initial opportunity to provide feedback on the strength of...more
3/6/2023
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Deadlines ,
Health Care Providers ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Administrative Contractors (MAC) ,
Physicians ,
Stakeholder Engagement ,
Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) ,
Technology Sector ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
Come together with key decision-makers, innovators and investors from across the healthcare, life sciences and private equity (PE) industries during the year’s largest healthcare investment symposium....more
1/5/2023
/ Biopharmaceutical ,
Digital Health ,
Events ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Technology ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Investors ,
Life Sciences ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Popular ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Telehealth
On July 23, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its annual proposed changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), which include several key telehealth and other virtual care-related...more
New Jersey governing boards for dentistry, counseling, respiratory care and occupational therapy have introduced regulations to address licensure requirements for telehealth encounters, consistent with previous regulations...more
Amid the demands of the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine became a vital resource for physicians and patients alike. Even with a potential “new normal” on the horizon, telemedicine is here to stay. But with the expansion of...more
3/26/2021
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Bodily Injury ,
Chief Privacy Officer ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Health Care Providers ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Indemnification ,
Insurance Industry ,
Insurance Rates ,
Medical Malpractice ,
Physicians ,
Ransomware ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine ,
Vendors ,
Webinars
In a fourth amendment to the March 17, 2020, Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act), the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has expanded access to COVID-19 Covered Countermeasures through...more
12/9/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Countermeasures ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Health Care Providers ,
Immunity ,
Licenses ,
Medical Licensure Compact ,
Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) ,
State and Local Government ,
Telehealth
The US Department of Justice and the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General recently announced a significant healthcare fraud takedown involving $4.5 billion in allegedly false and fraudulent...more
Independent physician enterprises continue to experience unprecedented challenges as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. These challenges will linger for the foreseeable future and will have lasting impacts on...more
8/26/2020
/ Business Development ,
Business Operations ,
Business Opportunities ,
Business Valuations ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Investors ,
Physicians ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Strategic Partnerships ,
Telehealth ,
Webinars
Physician enterprises will face lasting changes to their operations following the coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency. Transactional opportunities have also shifted, and physician enterprises and their counterparts...more
8/3/2020
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Business Operations ,
Business Opportunities ,
Business Valuations ,
Collaboration ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Investors ,
Physicians ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Strategic Partnerships ,
Telehealth ,
Webinars
On April 2, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) launched the $200 million Coronavirus (COVID-19) Telehealth Program contemplated in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The Telehealth...more
On March 24, 2020, the US Department of Health and Humans Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued guidance regarding OIG’s March 17, 2020, policy statement on reductions or waivers of cost-sharing obligations owed...more
On March 4, 2020, the House passed the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020, a bipartisan bill to aid in COVID-19 preparedness and response. The bill includes, among other things,...more
As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United States grows, healthcare providers are stepping up their response planning. To combat the spread of COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urged...more
Certain long-standing laws, such as the civil monetary penalty provision prohibiting patient inducements, have hampered providers’ ability to fully leverage remote patient monitoring and other telehealth tools. Many...more