Today, a tale of two markets are seen in healthcare mergers and acquisition (M&A): the present (as reflected in the data about declining dealmaking) and the future (reflected in the increasingly positive outlook by...more
12/11/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Digital Health ,
Divestiture ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Technology ,
Healthcare ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Devices ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Mental Health ,
Mergers ,
Startups ,
Telehealth ,
Valuation ,
Value-Based Care
Continuing the trend of expanded Medicare reimbursement for remote monitoring, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2022 Physician Fee Schedule final rule on its new Remote Therapeutic Monitoring...more
Telemedicine and remote patient monitoring companies often want to maintain open communication channels with patients, whether it be scheduling, medication reminders, engagement pings, or even new product and service updates....more
3/8/2021
/ Class Action ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fines ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Notifications ,
Statutory Damages ,
TCPA ,
Telemedicine ,
Texting ,
Written Consent
New Mexico lawmakers passed new legislation designed to close gaps in the state’s current telehealth insurance coverage law, provide coverage clarity to patients, and ensure payment parity to in-network health care providers....more
Momentum and support continues to build for telehealth commercial coverage laws across the United States, designed to ensure that covered members of health insurance plans can enjoy the full scope of their medical benefits –...more
Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) is the next big thing in medical care; patients just don’t know it yet. And, it seems, neither do many physicians. On Thursday, CMS published the final rule on its new RPM codes, officially...more
The use of new technologies such as digital health applications, telemedicine, and information exchanges can provide game-changing benefits for providers and patients alike. However, with increased sharing comes increased...more
4/3/2018
/ Big Data ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Mining ,
Data Protection ,
Data-Sharing ,
Digital Health ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Mobile Health Apps ,
Popular ,
Telemedicine
On January 22, 2018, the Georgia House of Representatives adopted a Resolution recognizing telehealth as an important tool to improving access to health care in Georgia. One week later, the Georgia Senate recognized January...more
Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) can share costs of telehealth and remote patient monitoring services among their hospitals, providers/suppliers, and other ACO participants, according to federal regulations under the...more
11/3/2015
/ ACOs ,
Alternative Payment Models (APM) ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Fee-for-Service ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Hospitals ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Shared Savings Program ,
OIG ,
Suppliers ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine ,
Value-Based Purchasing ,
Waivers
A physician in New Hampshire can now establish a valid doctor-patient relationship without needing a prior in-person exam. This is among several recent changes in New Hampshire’s telemedicine laws that offer new opportunities...more
10/27/2015
/ Controlled Substances ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Electronic Prescribing ,
Exemptions ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Hospitals ,
In-Person Exam ,
Licensing Rules ,
Mental Health ,
New Legislation ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Standard of Care ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
As U.S. hospitals and health care providers continue to explore China’s market for international health care business opportunities, including telemedicine, they often consider providing services or products to consumers...more
9/28/2015
/ Advertising ,
China ,
Contract Drafting ,
Contract Negotiations ,
Endorsements ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Hospitals ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Sanctions ,
Telemedicine
As U.S. health care providers continue to use telehealth, telemedicine, and virtual care services to expand their services and geographic footprint overseas, they are beginning to ask whether or not Medicare will cover...more
Telehealth continues to be an innovative alternative to traditional brick-and-mortar medicine. The number of providers offering telehealth services is rapidly increasing and states are enacting laws requiring health plans to...more
9/8/2015
/ Alternative Payment Models (APM) ,
App Developers ,
China ,
Controlled Substances ,
DEA ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Fraud Alerts ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Independent Contractors ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Medical License ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization (MACRA) ,
OIG ,
Physician Compensation Arrangements ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Private Equity ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine ,
Venture Capital
There will always be differences among state laws on telehealth coverage, but what is remarkable is the rapidly increasing pace at which states have been adopting coverage statutes in the last few years, with currently 29...more
9/1/2015
/ Amended Legislation ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Commercial Insurance Policies ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Health Insurance ,
Health Plan Sponsors ,
Healthcare ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Devices ,
Medical Reimbursement ,
Medicare ,
New Legislation ,
Pending Legislation ,
Physicians ,
Reimbursements ,
Software Developers ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
The Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine enacted new guidelines governing the practice of telemedicine and the use of technology to deliver health care services. Effective June 2014, Maine’s guidelines expand upon prior Board...more
Nationwide, states continue to enact laws requiring commercial health plans to cover medical services provided via telemedicine to the same extent they cover medical services provided in-person. These laws are intended to...more
The Colorado Medical Board proposed updated draft guidelines for the delivery of healthcare services via telehealth, as well as remote prescribing for new patients. Recognizing that “using telehealth technologies in the...more
7/20/2015
/ Disclosure Requirements ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Healthcare ,
Informed Consent ,
Medical Records ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
Many telehealth and mHealth app developers are concerned about whether or not their app is a medical device under FDA regulations (and rightfully so), they often pay less attention to the Health Insurance Portability and...more
7/16/2015
/ App Developers ,
CMIA ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Do Not Track ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Mobile Apps ,
Patient Confidentiality Breaches ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
PHI ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine ,
Vendors
CMS just introduced proposed rules to clarify the requirements and payment opportunities when hospitals want to bill Medicare for Chronic Care Management (“CCM”) services.
CCM is an exciting service covered by Medicare...more
7/15/2015
/ Billing ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Healthcare ,
Hospitals ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
OPPS ,
Physician Fee Schedule ,
Physicians ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Telehealth
Note: This is a companion piece to our parallel article discussing the various Delaware commercial insurance coverage requirements in the Act.
Delaware Gov. Jack Merkell signed into law, on July 7, 2015, a bill...more
7/10/2015
/ Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Hospitals ,
New Legislation ,
Nurses ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
This post is the sixth in Foley’s blog series, “Realizing the Potential of Telemedicine in China,” meant to address top issues facing U.S. companies looking to enter the Chinese telemedicine market. As U.S. companies continue...more
In a word: yes. Telemedicine was one of the many beneficiaries of changes introduced by the so-called “doc fix” bill, formally titled the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2). The legislation was passed by...more
This post is the fifth in Foley’s blog series, “Realizing the Potential of Telemedicine in China,” meant to address top issues facing U.S. companies looking to enter the Chinese telemedicine market. A China government policy...more
A new Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) website offers intel on reimbursement appeal status, but does little to speed up the appeal process or eliminate the current backlog. It does, however, provide useful...more
This post is the fourth in Foley’s blog series, “Realizing the Potential of Telemedicine in China,” meant to address top issues facing U.S. companies looking to enter the Chinese telemedicine market....more