State licensure and differing regulations on privacy, licensure, and more have always been a barrier to virtual care models that seek to care for anyone with an Internet connection. Which of those hurdles have been overcome and which still remain? And how did COVID-19 and its associated waivers affect this complex issue?

On this episode of HIMSSCast, a tie-in to our Virtual Care Paradigm series, host Jonah Comstock welcomes Heather Alleva, an associate at Buchanan Ingersoll Rooney specializing in healthcare law, to get a rundown on some of these issues, including some little-known practice restriction. If you're thinking about starting a multi-state virtual care business, be sure to give this one a listen.

Talking points:

How COVID affected licensure laws and what’s happening to them now
How different state laws affect telehealth reimbursement
How reimbursement affects adoption and investment
Pros and cons of payment parity
Telehealth licensure compacts and where they are today
Limits and levers of federal government power
How the government can lead by example
How restrictions can hinder telehealth innovation
Privacy and security legislative barriers
The corporate practice of medicine prohibition
Antitrust laws and health technology
How to navigate the complexities of telehealth regulations

More about this episode:

Virtual care regulation: What's next (this episode's companion TV segment)

Now is the time for providers to be proactive about telehealth

22 states changed telemedicine laws during the pandemic

Report shows 'vast improvement' in state telehealth reimbursement policies

The prominent issues telehealth must tackle when the pandemic passes

Building an interstate regulatory framework for telemedicine

How a Supreme Court case about teeth whitening could bolster telemedicine interests (2015 throwback)

Telehealth across borders — with Heather Alleva