Dawn R. Helak
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Dawn R. Helak provides counseling and advice to hospitals and health systems, academic medical centers (AMCs), private equity firms and their portfolio companies, post/sub-acute providers, trade associations and coalitions, physician practices, and other public and private health care companies in a variety of complex transactions and health regulatory compliance matters. Read Dawn Helak's full bio.
Staying Connected: An Update on Medicare Reimbursement for Telehealth Services After the PHE
By Amanda Enyeart, Dawn R. Helak, Marshall E. Jackson, Jr., Lisa Mazur, Dale C. Van Demark, Mara McDermott and Lauren Knizner on Dec 21, 2021
Posted In Telehealth
In hopes that the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) will soon end, Congress and the administration are evaluating the telehealth expansions and flexibilities put in place to respond to the PHE. As a result, the future for telehealth stakeholders remains uncertain. This article outlines various changes in Medicare telehealth reimbursement policy in effect during the...
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Avoiding Confusion Over State Licensing Laws as CMS Further Loosens Telemedicine Restrictions
By Dale C. Van Demark, Dawn R. Helak, Lisa Mazur and Rachel Stauffer on Apr 10, 2020
Posted In Telehealth
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to loosen the conditions for participation in Medicare, as well as specific reimbursement requirements, to ensure facilities and practitioners are able to practice at the top of their license and across state lines without jeopardizing Medicare reimbursement. Unfortunately, as demonstrated when CMS took similar actions over...
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