Patrick Zanayed

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Patrick Zanayed represents private equity funds, telehealth start-ups, strategic investors, ambulatory surgery centers, behavioral health facilities and physician practices in a variety of transactional and regulatory matters. Read Patrick Zanayed's full bio.

Pending Oregon Law Undermines Traditional Physician Practice Structure


By , and on Mar 14, 2024
Posted In Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans

In an apparent attempt to shield physician practices from perceived abuses of close association with physician practice management (PPM) companies, a pending Oregon law could undermine a broad range of structures and transactions between physicians and laypersons, including loans, real estate leases, practice sales, national virtual care platforms, investor sponsored practice roll-ups and payor-provider joint...

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States Move to Advance Telehealth Objectives


By and on Dec 12, 2023
Posted In Digital Health, Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans

Numerous states—including Florida, Texas and Michigan—have been busy finalizing telehealth-related rulemaking and legislation. Michigan’s proposed bills, for example, push for coverage parity across insurers and payment parity. What else have these states been up to over the last month? Read more here.

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DEA Further Extends Flexibilities for Controlled-Substance Prescribing via Telemedicine


By , , , , , , , and on Oct 25, 2023
Posted In Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans

The US Drug Enforcement Administration and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration have further extended flexibilities that allow providers to prescribe controlled substances via telemedicine without first performing an in-person visit. The flexibilities were initially provided during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The extension runs through December 31, 2024. Read more here.

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States Amend Professional Practice Standards to Incorporate Telehealth


By and on Aug 31, 2023
Posted In Digital Health, Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans

Numerous states—including Wisconsin, Illinois, Kentucky and Oklahoma—have been busy finalizing rulemaking and legislation that create or amend professional practice standards to incorporate telehealth. What have these states been up to over the last month? Learn more here.

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Teleprescribing of Controlled Substances Temporarily Extended Beyond PHE


By , , , , , , , , and on Jun 23, 2023
Posted In Digital Health, Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans

The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) are extending telehealth flexibilities that allow providers to prescribe controlled substances. While the extension is in place, the DEA indicated that it will be further evaluating its recently proposed rules for post-COVID-19 public health emergency telemedicine prescription of controlled...

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May Trending in Telehealth


By and on May 24, 2023
Posted In Digital Health, Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans

Numerous states—including Illinois, Hawaii, Tennessee, Montana, New Hampshire and Indiana—have been busy finalizing rulemaking and legislation impacting interstate compacts, professional practice standards and COVID-19 licensure flexibilities. What have these states been up to over the last month? Learn more here.

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