The Advent of Tele-Health

The Advent of Tele-Health

Particularly, due to COVID-19, an influx of medical professionals has begun to add tele-health services to their repertoire. These services allow patients, during a public health crisis, to have unfettered access to healthcare professionals who may not have otherwise...
Corporate Practice of Medicine Doctrine: An Overview

Corporate Practice of Medicine Doctrine: An Overview

Certain companies and investors, particularly in the healthcare technology and telehealth sphere, may run afoul of the Corporate Practice of Medicine Doctrine (CPOM). Corporations may have a vested interest in starting healthcare and healthcare technology companies,...
Pre-Market Approval of Medical Devices

Pre-Market Approval of Medical Devices

Pre-Market Approval, known as PMA, is the Food and Drug Administration’s review process to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of Class III medical devices. Class III devices are those that support or sustain human life, are of substantial importance in preventing...
An Overview of Patent and Copyright Law

An Overview of Patent and Copyright Law

Copyright Law Copyright protection attaches to original works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression, now known or later developed, from which they can be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated, either directly or with the aid of a machine...
Advertisement in the HealthTech Industry

Advertisement in the HealthTech Industry

Depending on a HealthTech companies product or service, certain rules regulating the advertising of the product or service may apply. This section discusses three federal agencies that enforce certain advertising and labeling rules. There are Federal guidelines which...
Three Quick Tips for Marketing in the HealthTech Field

Three Quick Tips for Marketing in the HealthTech Field

When considering marketing a new HealthTech device or platform, there are many federal agencies that have jurisdiction over proper advertising, branding, and marketing communications with consumers and businesses alike. This post is dedicated to sharing three quick...
California Consumer Privacy Act

California Consumer Privacy Act

Few states explicitly recognize an individual’s right to privacy, a notable exception being California, where the right to privacy is enshrined in the state’s constitution. The California legislature has enacted several pieces of legislation aimed at...
Understanding HIPAA: Business Associates

Understanding HIPAA: Business Associates

Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), a covered entity is required to have a written agreement with each of its business associates. The following generally defines a business associate and lays out the necessary steps covered entities...
Understanding HIPAA: Covered Entities

Understanding HIPAA: Covered Entities

Generally, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) applies to covered entities, defined as health plans, healthcare clearinghouses, or healthcare providers that electronically transmit protected health information (PHI) in...
Choosing a Structure: Four Different Types of Business Entities

Choosing a Structure: Four Different Types of Business Entities

As anyone who has started a business can attest, there are several choices a business owner must make even before making the first sale. Specifying the structure of the business, both from a liability perspective and a tax perspective, is one of them. There are four...