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Information Technology and Telemedicine Companies

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You and your company are part of a fast-growing trend. As with most innovations, you face significant, complex legal issues regarding electronic medical records, electronic transmission of health information, data protection and image security.

The regulations and licensing requirements vary by state, region and country. And when you provide telemedicine services via the Internet, navigation of the regulatory landscape can be daunting.

Let Dentons be your guide. Our lawyers have significant experience with clients involved in telemedicine. Our Life Sciences team works with a wide variety of telemedicine vendors, customers and telemedicine companies to design and implement compliant, interactive telemedicine and e-health systems. We use what we have learned to find competitive, effective legal solutions.

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Experience

Brainlab Inc.: Representing an international developer of software driven medical technology in its US-centered activities, including sales and operations, mergers and acquisitions and strategic investments. We also provide fraud and abuse counseling on related issues.
Physicians and physician groups: Regularly counseling numerous physicians and physician groups regarding a vast array of regulatory matters, including Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement issues, medical staff activities and hospital bylaws. Our litigation teams counsel medical professionals on malpractice insurance issues, peer review activities, immunity and National Practitioner Data Bank issues, HIPAA privacy and security compliance and disciplinary activities. Our healthcare practice advises physicians and physician groups with respect to the fraud and abuse implications of various business arrangements, particularly relating to federal and state anti-kickback, physician self-referral, fee-splitting and related laws and regulations.

Insights

Considerations for de-identifying personal health information: Guidance from Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner

June 24, 2022

Canada: Modern health technology relies on increased availability and quality of personal health information to improve the quality of treatment and prevent diseases. However, it is no secret that data in its non-identifying form is also valuable in the health care context, as it can drive innovation and inform decision-makers on public health matters and health system planning.

CMS Releases Long-Awaited Final Hospital Co-Location Guidance

November 15, 2021

On Friday, November 12, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released a Quality, Safety & Oversight Group memorandum finalizing its hospital co-location guidance, titled “Guidance for Hospital Co-location with Other Hospitals or Healthcare Facilities” (the “Final Guidance”). The Final Guidance updates and finalizes CMS’s previous draft guidance released May 3, 2019 (the “Draft Guidance”) instructing surveyors regarding requirements for complying with the hospital conditions of participation (“CoPs”) for hospitals co-located in the same building or on the same campus with other hospitals or providers.

Vaccinations Required for Staff Working in Medicare-Medicaid Facilities

November 5, 2021

On November 4, 2021, CMS released an emergency regulation requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for eligible staff working in Medicare and Medicaid certified health care facilities.

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News and Events

Recent Press Releases

Dentons advises on noncommercial funding and tax benefits for R&D and investment projects

February 1, 2019

Dentons has supported a number of corporations from the automotive, manufacturing, biotech and IT industries in the process of procuring non-commercial funding and tax benefits for R&D and investment projects worth nearly €250 million.