In this Series:
Introduction
Part 1: Practice Issues
Part 2: Licensing Issues
Part 3: e-Prescribing
Part 4: Standard of Care Issues
Part 5: HIPAA Issues
Part 6: Mobile Medical Apps
Part 7: Unlicensed Practice, Fee-Splitting, and other Legal Hazards
Conclusion
The novelty forced healthcare practitioners and companies—and the lawyers who represent them—to work through the holes in the law, in an effort to bring new practices and products to market.
Today, there exists legislative and regulatory activity on telemedicine and telehealth in almost every state. Though medicine and various healthcare professions can be practiced online as well as in person is a given, the question remains: what does the law require to start and carry on such a practice in a compliant manner?
In this Series, we’ve looked at:
While healthcare has broken out of the conventional, physical office visit and into the landscape of the Internet, this is only the beginning.
We’ve already established that beyond telehealth or ¬e-health, we now have mobile health—healthcare delivered via smartphones. Some refer to the whole category of healthcare outside the physician’s office as ‘digital health’ or as ‘connected health’.
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Whatever the terminology, expect continuing evolution. Virtual or augmented reality is an up-and-coming technology predicted to be widely deployed in healthcare.
Thus far, healthcare legislators, regulators, and lawyers have been able to adapt and innovate to make healthcare law fit new models of care. Practitioners and companies have paid attention in efforts to remain within the boundaries of law while expanding their offerings and models of care delivery.
Because industry innovation moves faster than laws can change, new healthcare practices and models have an edge. This is where solid legal counsel can augment the effort of savvy clinicians and executives bringing health and wellness services and products to the market in ways that enhance human health and potential.
Contact the Michael H. Cohen Law Group for a telemedicine legal consult that fits your particular business model.
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