Telehealth & Health Information Technology (HIT)

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