Kristen A. Murphy

Associate

Kristen A. Murphy

Associate

Kristen Murphy focuses her practice on regulatory, compliance, and business issues in the health care industry, with an emphasis on telemedicine, telehealth, and digital health. She is based in the firm’s Tampa office where she is a member of the firm’s national Health Care Practice Group and Telemedicine & Digital Health Team.

“Foley is the premier firm for telehealth counsel.”
“A market leader in telemedicine issues.” “This is the Dream Team.”
Chambers USA: America’s Leading Business Lawyers (2020, 2021)Kristen assists with the launch of emerging digital health company operations in multiple states throughout the country. She helps clients navigate regulatory, legal, and compliance issues in order to build scalable, sustainable virtual care services. Sample projects include:

  • Advising on compliance with state and federal laws affecting multistate licensure and scope of practice issues for telemedicine business models.
  • Navigating regulatory issues in establishing regional and national telemedicine networks
  • Analyzing corporate practice of medicine and compliance considerations for virtual care physician services across the country
  • Advising on the formation of Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) accountable care organizations (ACOs) and compliance with MSSP regulations
  • Assisting telemedicine companies in managed care contracting strategy and negotiations across all 50 states

Awards and Recognition

  • Best Lawyers®: Ones to Watch
    • Health Care Law (2023-2024)

Affiliations

  • Member of the American Bar Association
  • Member of the American Health Lawyers Association
  • Member of the American Telemedicine Association
    • Member of the Async Telehealth Special Interest Group
    • Member of the Teledermatology Special Interest Group
  • Member of the Florida Bar, Health Law Section
  • Member of the Hillsborough County Bar Association, Health Law Section
17 August 2023 Honors and Awards

Foley Attorneys Recognized in 2024 Best Lawyers in America

Foley & Lardner LLP proudly announced today that 236 of the firm’s attorneys across 20 U.S. offices have received recognition in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.
08 August 2023 Deals and Wins

Foley Represents Ballast Point in $10.7M Series A Raise for Uplift

Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal adviser to Ballast Point Ventures, a late-stage venture capital and growth equity fund, in its investment in the $10.7 million Series A financing for UpLift, the technology-driven, omnichannel behavioral health provider.
29 March 2023 Health Care Law Today

2023 Telemedicine & Digital Health Trends

With the COVID-19 PHE concluding on May 11, 2023, many of the telehealth flexibilities CMS implemented during the PHE will sunset at varying times.
18 August 2022 Press Releases

Foley Attorneys Recognized in 2023 Best Lawyers in America

Foley & Lardner LLP proudly announced that 250 of our attorneys across 20 offices have received recognition in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
16 May 2022 Blogs

Alabama Enacts New Telemedicine Law

A new Alabama law sets forth telemedicine practice standards and abolishes the previous “special purpose license”. Learn how this will impact telehealth here.
28 February 2022 Blogs

Mississippi’s Telemedicine Business Registry: What You Need to Know

As if telemedicine companies didn’t already have enough regulatory complexities, a number of states have begun to implement “telemedicine business registrations” prior to launching services in new states.