Ellen L. Janos, a Member of the Health Law Practice of Mintz, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., will speak on a panel at the 2013 American Telemedicine Association (ATA) Annual International Meeting & Trade Show.  The conference is being held May 5-7 in Austin, Texas.

Ms. Janos’ presentation is entitled, “How State Medical Board Rules Affect Your Telemedicine Business.”  Her session will explore how state law issues impact business and operational decisions and how to formulate an effective strategy for educating and working with state medical and pharmacy boards in order to deploy a compliant multi-state telehealth service.

The 2013 ATA Annual International Meeting & Trade Show will feature 500 educational seminars that provide training, information and updates on issues vital to the practice and industry of telemedicine.  The courses and peer-reviewed sessions offer everything one needs to know to start a telemedicine service, grow a program and make informed clinical and business decisions.

Ms. Janos specializes in providing regulatory and strategic advice on telemedicine and internet based health care matters.  She represents health care providers of all types as well as companies doing business with, and investing in, health care providers.  Ms. Janos advises clients on fraud and abuse and compliance matters; HIPAA, privacy and security initiatives; and physician and vendor contracting.

Attorneys in Mintz Health Law Practice, many of whom have held senior government positions or served as in-house counsel, represent for-profit and non-profit, domestic and international companies in connection with a wide variety of business and legal transactions, challenges and issues that they confront both on a daily basis and in bet-the-company matters.  Clients span the full spectrum of the industry, including hospital systems, managed care organizations, laboratories, long-term care providers, durable medical equipment suppliers, behavioral health companies, pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, retail pharmacies and pharmacy benefit managers.