Health care is among the most heavily regulated sectors in the United States and across the globe. Digital health is now integral and indispensable to efficient and effective care delivery and continues to challenge the boundaries between tech innovation and regulation.

The Dentons Digital Health team combines deep legal expertise with practical experience: our attorneys have been thought leaders and have represented digital health companies, as well as the federal healthcare agencies, academic institutions, and large payors and health systems critical to their success. We help our clients navigate the broad range of legal, regulatory, policy, operational, competitive, compliance and financial considerations underpinning the industry.

We have teams that specialize in all company stages of growth and funding—from pre-seed through exit. Every client works with a partner that serves, like an outside general counsel, as their go-to contact to deliver timely, coordinated and expert advice within budget expectations.

Bring your Digital Health strategies to life

Typical areas of focus for our clients:

• Corporate and Transactional
  • Company formation, venture capital, private equity and growth financing
  • M&A, IPOs and securities and tax law matters
  • Strategic partnerships, joint ventures and deal diligence
  • Commercial and technology transactions
  • Capitalization and restructuring
• Healthcare Regulatory and Policy
  • Regulatory, including product and reimbursement strategy
  • Anti-kickback, Stark Law, and Fraud, Waste & Abuse counseling
  • Provider networks and contracting, including ACOs, value-based care and risk arrangements
  • Friendly PC Models
  • State managed care, insurance and provider licensure o Commercial (fully-insured and self-funded/ERISA) and Government Programs (Medicare/Medicaid managed care)
  • Internal and government investigations, compliance program design, implementation and training; regulatory gap analyses
  • FDA Medical Device and Software as Medical Device (SaMD)
  • Risk management and litigation; FCA and FCPA defense
  • Public policy and counseling
• Emerging Technology
  • Payment processing and transactions; revenue cycle management
  • Telehealth platforms
  • Blockchain and Cryptocurrency
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI), Generative AI (GenAI), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Machine Learning (ML) and Large Language Models (LLM)
  • Intellectual Property (IP) commercialization, strategy, protection and enforcement
• Data Security and Privacy
  • Data privacy (HIPAA, GDPR, medical records, electronic health records and state law) and offshoring
  • Cybersecurity (HITRUST, SOC2 Type 2)

Insights

In-House Counsel CLE Webinar Series presents, "Charting the Future of AI and Healthcare and Hot Topics in Cyber, Data Privacy and AI Relevant to the Insurance Industry"

March 26, 2025

AI is rapidly transforming industries, from revolutionizing healthcare to reshaping risk assessment in insurance. Join us for an in-depth discussion on the current legal landscape surrounding AI, data privacy, and cybersecurity. We’ll explore key developments affecting AI in healthcare, offering practical guideposts for developers and deployers, while also examining the risks and opportunities AI presents in the insurance sector. Attendees will gain valuable insights into how these evolving technologies are shaping the future.

In-House Counsel CLE Webinar Series Presents, “Smart AI Governance in 2025”

March 5, 2025

The world of AI is rapidly changing. So too is the concept of AI governance. So too is the concept of AI governance. To stay ahead of the curve and maximize AI’s potential, organizations must develop and maintain smart, effective, and nimble AI governance programs that reflect the challenges and opportunities in the current state-of-the-art. In this session, we will outline the current AI legal landscape, key strategies for developing an effective AI strategy and governance program, and insights from the trenches on topics such as policy development, AI literacy, contracting, vendor management, licensing, and a look ahead to what the world of AI governance may look like as agentic AI solutions begin to dominate the market.

In-House Counsel CLE Webinar Series Presents, How To Operationalize Responsible AI in Health Care

May 22, 2024

United States: Artificial Intelligence (AI) in health care presents tremendous opportunity and benefits to drive operational efficiencies and improve the patient care experience. The technology also comes with significant challenges and risk.

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Kate Sullivan Morgan rejoins Dentons' Health Care practice as partner

December 2, 2024

Dentons announces today that Kate Sullivan Morgan has rejoined the Firm as a partner in its Health Care practice, based in Dallas.