Digital Health & Telemedicine

Overview

As legal issues surrounding telehealth continue to emerge, telemedicine platforms and digital health applications have become paramount in the healthcare industry, transforming the way healthcare is accessed and delivered. This has created opportunities for new players to disrupt the industry by identifying efficiencies, engaging stakeholders, and allowing individuals to be active participants in managing their health. Navigating these dynamics requires a thorough understanding of healthcare law challenges and the ability to address them proactively.

With innovation comes risks and legal concerns, and healthcare providers and digital health vendors must understand and address these factors. Our team partners with clients on digital health law, the critical regulatory and operational issues related to fraud and abuse, restrictions on the corporate practice of medicine, reimbursement, compliance, HIPAA/privacy, and more. From startups to leading healthcare organizations, Nixon Peabody has the experience to guide clients through this transformative time.

Representative experience

• Digital point-of-care platform for at-home testing: Counseled on regulatory and transactional issues
• At-home laboratory testing kits for men’s fertility solutions: Provide regulatory guidance as startup navigates compliance issues, including the provision of services through telehealth provider platforms and provider contracting
• Membership-based healthcare platform: Counseled on various healthcare regulatory and transactional matters
• National telehealth company: Advised on state-specific telemedicine regulatory requirements concerning the company’s online prescription, over-the-counter medication, and personal care business
• Diagnostic platform for screening diseases using non-invasive tests: Represented in connection with general corporate, regulatory, and counseling matters
• Healthcare innovation platform: Provided regulatory compliance and corporate advice with respect to their “med-spa” and men’s health businesses
• Men’s health company specializing in at-home treatments, telemedicine, and ongoing care: Counseled in connection with legal and regulatory issues associated with rollout of novel COVID-19 testing

Recognition

• Nixon Peabody has been named a Tier 1 National firm for Health Care Law in the 2024 edition of Best Law Firms® and in consecutive years prior; named “Law Firm of the Year” in Healthcare Law by Best Law Firms in 2016
• Recognized as a top law firm in Healthcare by the American Bar Association’s Health Law Section
• Named as a leading firm in Healthcare by Chambers USA in 2021; 31 healthcare lawyers ranked
• Ranked nationally as one of the largest healthcare firms by Modern Healthcare