Lisa Mazur
Subscribe to Lisa Mazur's PostsLisa Mazur advises health care providers and technology companies on a variety of legal, regulatory and compliance matters with a particular focus on digital health topics, including telehealth, telemedicine, mobile health and consumer wellness. Lisa advises a variety of health care providers and technology companies involved in “digital health,” including assisting clients in developing and implementing telemedicine programs by advising on issues related to professional licensure, scope of practice, informed consent, prescribing and reimbursement. Lisa helps clients identify and understand the relevant legal issues, and develop and implement practical, forward-thinking solutions and strategies that meet the complex and still-evolving digital health regulatory landscape.Read Lisa's full bio here.
Texas Changes its Tone on Telemedicine
By McDermott Will & Emery and Lisa Mazur on Jun 1, 2017
Posted In Mobile Apps, Telehealth, Text Messaging
As one of the last states to retain highly restrictive (and arguably anti-competitive) telemedicine practice standards, health care providers, regulatory boards, technology companies, payors and other stakeholders have been actively monitoring Texas’ approach to telemedicine regulation and the related Teladoc case. Texas has eliminated its most restrictive requirement for delivering care via telemedicine in Texas,...
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Recent $2.5 Million OCR Settlement Is a Warning to Wireless Health Service Providers
By Amanda Enyeart, Drew Elizabeth McCormick and Lisa Mazur on May 3, 2017
Posted In Consumer Protection, Cybersecurity, Data breach, Data Privacy, Telehealth
On April 24, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) settlement in the amount of $2.5 million based on the impermissible disclosure of unsecured electronic protected health information (ePHI) by a provider of remote mobile monitoring, with...
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More Federal Legislation Aimed at Expanding Medicare Coverage of Telehealth Services
By McDermott Will & Emery, Dale C. Van Demark, Lisa Mazur and Marshall E. Jackson, Jr. on Apr 11, 2017
Posted In Consumer Protection, Data Privacy, General Interest, Telehealth
Late last month, Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced Senate Bill 787, the Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act (Telehealth Improvement Act), which is focused on expanding Medicare’s currently limited coverage of telehealth services and opportunities for innovation. The Telehealth Improvement Act would require the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI)...
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Utah Provides Structure to Telehealth, Expands Access to Mental Health in Proposed Bill
By McDermott Will & Emery, Lisa Mazur and Marshall E. Jackson, Jr. on Mar 13, 2017
Posted In General Interest, Telehealth
Utah is one of the many states that started off 2017 with proposals to change its existing telehealth laws and regulations. Proposed Utah HB 154 (the Proposed Bill), endorsed by Ken Ivory and Allen Christensen, amends the regulatory infrastructure for telehealth, with a focus on mental health. Two of the key components of the Proposed...
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Texas to Take a Leap Forward in Telehealth – A Proposed Bill Drops the Controversial In-Person Evaluation Requirement
By McDermott Will & Emery, Dale C. Van Demark, Lisa Mazur and Marshall E. Jackson, Jr. on Mar 9, 2017
Posted In General Interest, Telehealth
Texas telehealth requirements will significantly change in the near future if Texas Senate Bill 1107 is passed into law, as it removes the controversial “face-to-face” or in-person consultation requirement to establish a physician-patient relationship and lawfully provide telehealth and telemedicine services within the state. This bill comes after a six-year-long battle between telemedicine stakeholders and...
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Arkansas is at it Again! Telemedicine Regulation in Arkansas Undergoes Additional Change
By McDermott Will & Emery, Lisa Mazur and Marshall E. Jackson, Jr. on Mar 6, 2017
Posted In Telehealth
Arkansas currently has one of the most restrictive telemedicine environments in the country, and was one of the last states to require an in-person examination to form a provider-patient relationship. Prior to September 2016, Arkansas telemedicine laws required an initial in-person encounter to establish a valid physician-patient relationship. In September 2016, the state expanded the...
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What You Need to Know about Changes to the Common Rule
By Bernadette M. Broccolo, Chelsea M. Rutherford, Jennifer S. Geetter, Jiayan Chen and Lisa Mazur on Feb 10, 2017
Posted In Data Privacy, General Interest, Uncategorized
The Final Rule published by the US Department of Health and Human Services on January 18, 2017, largely avoids major modifications to the Common Rule. However, it specifically addresses creation of biospecimen and data repositories and use of those repositories for secondary research. All stakeholders involved in federally funded research should be aware of the...
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Digital Health Solutions are Key to Success under Health Care Payment Innovations
By McDermott Will & Emery, Bernadette M. Broccolo and Lisa Mazur on Dec 20, 2016
Posted In General Interest, Mobile Apps, Telehealth
Digital health—the intersection of health care related software applications, analytical tools, medical device technology and electronic data assets that are enabled and achieved through the use of the internet and hand-held devices—is empowering the innovation needed to meet the imperative for a transition from payment based on volume to payment based on value that is...
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Digital Health’s Perfect Storm of Regulators
By McDermott Will & Emery, Bernadette M. Broccolo and Lisa Mazur on Dec 19, 2016
Posted In General Interest, Telehealth
Both developers and users of digital health solutions face both immense opportunities and daunting challenges. One key challenge is compliance with the often complex state and federal laws and regulations adopted by the numerous regulatory bodies responsible for overseeing different aspects of digital health. The following illustration identifies the numerous regulatory bodies that have been...
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End of Year Attention to Health IT and Digital Health Tools in 21st Century Cures
By Daniel F. Gottlieb, Jennifer S. Geetter, Karen S. Sealander, Lisa Mazur and Scott Weinstein on Dec 13, 2016
Posted In Consumer Protection, Data Privacy, Telehealth
On December 7, 2016, the US Congress approved the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures legislation), which is intended to accelerate the “discovery, development and delivery” of medical therapies by encouraging public and private biomedical research investment, facilitating innovation review and approval processes, and continuing to invest and modernize the delivery of health care. The massive...
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