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 Mazur's full bio.
Trending in Telehealth: August 8 – 14, 2023
By Lisa Mazur and Abby Higgins on Aug 17, 2023
Posted In Telehealth
Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate the delivery of virtual care. Trending in the past week: Expansion of Telehealth Services Jurisdictional Clarifications for Providers A CLOSER LOOK Finalized Legislation and Rulemaking Maryland amended the...
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Trending in Telehealth: June 20 – 25, 2023
By Lisa Mazur and Adetoro Olugbemi on Jun 30, 2023
Posted In Telehealth
Trending in Telehealth is a new series from the McDermott digital health team in which we highlight state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate the delivery of virtual care. Trending in the past week: Medicaid reimbursement Medical marijuana Mental...
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Top Takeaways | Successfully Deploying Digital Health in Value-Based Care
By Lisa Mazur on May 30, 2023
Posted In Uncategorized
In this session from the Value-Based Care Symposium 2023, McDermott Will & Emery Partner Lisa Mazur moderated a panel that explored how digital health tools can support financial and clinical success under value-based care arrangements. Panelists also looked at how digital health companies can successfully demonstrate value within the value-based care framework and make themselves...
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HHS OIG Develops Toolkit to Analyze Telehealth Claims to Assess Program Integrity Risks
By James A. Cannatti III, Amanda Enyeart, Marshall E. Jackson, Jr., Lisa Mazur and Dexter Golinghorst on May 12, 2023
Posted In Telehealth
On April 20, 2023, the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (HHS OIG) released a new toolkit designed to help analyze telehealth claims to assess federal healthcare program integrity risks. The toolkit is OIG’s latest action in its continued focus on telehealth services that OIG considers to be high risk....
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Trending in Telehealth: May 2– 8, 2023
By Lisa Mazur, Amanda Enyeart and Taylor Hood on May 12, 2023
Posted In Telehealth
Trending in Telehealth is a series from the McDermott digital health team in which we highlight state legislative and regulatory developments that impact healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate virtual care. Trending in the past week: Maternal Health Licensure/Prescription Flexibilities Interstate Compacts A CLOSER LOOK Finalized...
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Trending in Telehealth: February 13 – 19, 2023
By Angela Irene Theodoropoulos and Lisa Mazur on Feb 21, 2023
Posted In Telehealth
Trending in Telehealth is a series from the McDermott Digital Health team where we highlight state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists, and technology companies that deliver and facilitate the delivery of virtual care. Trending in the past week: Interstate Compacts Audiology and Speech Pathologists Behavioral...
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APTA Pushes Digital Health Companies to Use “Physical Therapy” in Marketing Materials Only When the Care is Directed by Licensed Physical Therapists
By Purnima Boominathan and Lisa Mazur on Dec 22, 2022
Posted In Advertising & Marketing, New Blog Guidance
On December 2, 2022, the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) published a statement concerning a recent decision from UnitedHealthcare and its contractor, Kaia Health, to stop marketing Kaia Health’s services as “physical therapy” given that Kaia Health’s program does not consistently involve licensed physical therapists. As a result, digital health companies that market themselves as...
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Telemedicine Providers Take Note – The No Surprises Act Is Effective January 1, 2022
By Emily Jane Cook, Jamie Gelfman, Lisa Mazur and Drew Elizabeth McCormick on Dec 30, 2021
Posted In Enforcement, Telehealth
On December 27, 2020, the No Surprises Act was signed into law as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. In July and October 2021, respectively, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, the Department of the Treasury and the Office of Personnel Management (the Departments) issued two Interim Final Rules...
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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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CMS Addresses Virtual Care Expansion in CY 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposal
By Amanda Enyeart, Marshall E. Jackson, Jr., Lisa Mazur and Dale C. Van Demark on Jul 27, 2021
Posted In Telehealth
On July 23, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its annual proposed changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), which include several key telehealth and other virtual care-related proposals. The proposals address long-standing restrictions that have historically limited the use of telehealth and virtual care, including geographic and originating site...
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