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It has been only a little over six months, and already 2018 has been a busy year for digital health, particularly in the area of Medicare reimbursement. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congress, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, and the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) have all contributed to make 2018 extraordinary.
This Special Report includes:
• An up-to-date review of 2018 Medicare reimbursement highlights
• A discussion of Congressional and CMS expansion of telehealth reimbursement
• Notes of caution about the future of Medicare reimbursement
The Law of Digital Health offers an overview of the opportunities, challenges and strategies arising from the highly dynamic components of the digital health ecosystem: health information technology, big data and data analytics, telemedicine and mobile personal engagement tools.
This book helps business leaders and their advisors understand, embrace and manage the legal implications of existing laws and regulations, as well as emerging policies that affect digital health product development, go-to-market strategies and cross-industry collaborations.
Spearheaded by editors-in-chief and authors Bernadette M. Broccolo and Lisa Schmitz Mazur, and authored by more than a dozen McDermott Health lawyers, The Law of Digital Health provides first-of-its-kind legal information on the digital health space.
Published by the American Health Lawyers Association, The Law of Digital Health is now available to order.
Sarah Hogan, Lisa Schmitz Mazur and Dale Van Demark discuss key factors both emerging and established companies should review when contemplating a move into the digital health ecosystem.
Big data thought leaders Bernadette Broccolo and Sarah Hogan discuss the value of big data in the health care space, challenges and opportunities that health industry stakeholders face when stepping into the world of big data and proactive steps companies can take to develop robust regulatory compliance strategies.
Lisa Schmitz Mazur and Dale Van Demark share their perspectives on the barriers, risks and opportunities around integrating telehealth programs, and discuss the rise of telemedicine and other technological advancements in health care delivery.
Bernadette M. Broccolo and Lisa Schmitz Mazur discuss how telemedicine and personal engagement tools are transforming the health care sector.
Companies looking to enter the digital health field face myriad legal implications unique to doing business in this sector. Whether emerging or established, companies exploring health care opportunities benefit from careful planning around complex issues such as pace of development, reimbursement systems, strategies for responsible data collection and use, and effective corporate compliance programs. Read more.
Lisa Schmitz Mazur and Bernadette Broccolo co-authored “The Law of Digital Health,” which offers an overview of the opportunities, challenges and strategies arising from digital health. “Our goal was to put together a book that would give business leaders and legal professionals a tool to explain the digital health legal and regulatory landscape, help them understand how this landscape will evolve as digital health solutions change and illustrate how the different digital health solutions play within the broader health care space,” Ms. Schmitz Mazur said. Read more.
IIn an effort to address the need for increased access to behavioral health services, Illinois has passed a series of bills that meaningfully expand the reimbursement of telehealth services delivered to its Medicaid patients. Read more.
The interest in leveraging the value of big data in digital health has become a focus of health care industry mainstays and newcomers alike. Within a challenging regulatory landscape, it is critical for those looking to play in this space to be proactive in planning their data strategy, with an eye towards compliance planning and solid due diligence to maximize its value. Read more.
As use cases like this continue to be integrated into health care delivery and familiarity builds around how telemedicine can be used effectively, expectations shift around the standard of care and new questions arise around the risks of integrating—or failing to integrate—telehealth programs. Read more.
As the health industry evolves to meet consumer expectations for better quality, lower-cost and more convenient health care options, the demand for technology-driven innovation is accelerating as is the level of interest and investment among stakeholders or all sorts. Read more.
Fortune’s April 2018 cover story, “Tech’s Next Big Wave: Big Data Meets Biology,” conveys loudly and clearly that technological innovation is transforming the health care continuum—changing the way care is delivered, as well as how patients manage their ongoing health—and as patient demand for health innovation increases, more companies seem eager to hop on the digital health bandwagon. Read more.
The digitization of health care and the proliferation of electronic medical records is happening rapidly, generating large quantities of data with potential to provide valuable insights into disease and wellness and help solve challenging public health problems. Read more.
What if you didn’t have to take time out of your day to see a physician in person when you needed a prescription? What if a diagnosis could be delivered over video chat? What if your psychiatrist was available at the press of a button or swipe on your screen? Read more.
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