Healthtech & Digital Health

Software licensing, IP ownership, data use, and the legal structure behind digital care.

Healthtech & Digital Health

Software licensing, IP ownership, data use, and the legal structure behind digital care.

Healthtech & Digital Health

Software licensing, IP ownership, data use, and the legal structure behind digital care.

The pilot is small. The commitments may not be.

A health system is ready to try your software. Its agreement also asks for ownership of improvements, broad access to your technology and promises about every subcontractor handling information.

Those terms can follow you into your next sale or funding round. We connect the pilot's immediate value with the rights, responsibilities and limitations it creates for the company. You should know which terms earn the opportunity and which need a different answer.

The pilot is small. The commitments may not be.

A health system is ready to try your software. Its agreement also asks for ownership of improvements, broad access to your technology and promises about every subcontractor handling information.

Those terms can follow you into your next sale or funding round. We connect the pilot's immediate value with the rights, responsibilities and limitations it creates for the company. You should know which terms earn the opportunity and which need a different answer.

The pilot is small. The commitments may not be.

A health system is ready to try your software. Its agreement also asks for ownership of improvements, broad access to your technology and promises about every subcontractor handling information.

Those terms can follow you into your next sale or funding round. We connect the pilot's immediate value with the rights, responsibilities and limitations it creates for the company. You should know which terms earn the opportunity and which need a different answer.

Counsel that starts with what your product does.

Counsel that starts with what your product does.

Counsel that starts with what your product does.

Product and ownership

Software licenses, development agreements, founder and contractor IP assignments, model-provider terms and ownership of improvements. We separate the technology you bring from what you develop for a particular customer.

Commercial terms

Pilots, enterprise agreements, implementation scope, service levels, liability allocation and procurement requirements. The contract should reflect the product you can deliver and support.

FDA questions

Intended use, product claims and individual software functions inform whether Food and Drug Administration (FDA) device oversight applies. We assess that question before treating a product as general-purpose software or a regulated medical device. FDA Digital Health Policy Navigator.

Who provides the care

Clinical-entity relationships, MSO agreements, clinician engagement terms and the allocation of operational responsibilities.

Professional requirements

For California physician services, we address licensure and telehealth consent questions under Medical Board guidance. Other professions and patient locations need their own analysis. Medical Board telehealth guidance.

The patient relationship

Service descriptions, enrollment terms, communications, record custody and transitions when a clinician or clinical partner leaves.

For the management relationship, see Healthcare Management & Services.

The service chain

Device suppliers, software providers, monitoring organizations and clinical practices may each promise something different. We align the agreements with who receives, reviews and acts on the information.

Changes to functionality

Adding alerts, recommendations or diagnostic claims can change the regulatory analysis. We review the proposed function and its intended users as part of the product decision. FDA software framework.

Payment assumptions

We examine the legal and contractual assumptions behind the model, including who bills for which service. A commercial forecast needs a separate review of any reimbursement premise it relies on.

Data rights belong in the product discussion.

Data rights belong in the product discussion.

Data rights belong in the product discussion.

We assess whether you act as a covered entity, business associate or another participant. That informs BAAs, subcontractor terms, security responsibilities and permitted uses. HHS resources for health-app developers.

We assess whether you act as a covered entity, business associate or another participant. That informs BAAs, subcontractor terms, security responsibilities and permitted uses. HHS resources for health-app developers.

We assess whether you act as a covered entity, business associate or another participant. That informs BAAs, subcontractor terms, security responsibilities and permitted uses. HHS resources for health-app developers.

HIPAA may not govern a particular app, while Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requirements still apply. We review privacy representations and the Health Breach Notification Rule's applicability. FTC guidance.

HIPAA may not govern a particular app, while Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requirements still apply. We review privacy representations and the Health Breach Notification Rule's applicability. FTC guidance.

HIPAA may not govern a particular app, while Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requirements still apply. We review privacy representations and the Health Breach Notification Rule's applicability. FTC guidance.

Training uses, analytics, de-identification assumptions, retention and deletion terms. We examine the permissions behind the data before the business relies on it for another purpose.

Training uses, analytics, de-identification assumptions, retention and deletion terms. We examine the permissions behind the data before the business relies on it for another purpose.

Training uses, analytics, de-identification assumptions, retention and deletion terms. We examine the permissions behind the data before the business relies on it for another purpose.

Meet the people doing the work.

Meet the people doing the work.

Meet the people doing the work.

FAQ

FAQ

FAQ

Yes. Send the current draft, the product description and the terms under discussion. We can identify legal issues, propose revisions and agree on the scope of negotiation support.

No. Explain what the product does, who uses it and how information moves. Those facts help identify the right questions and the work needed to answer them.

Your introduction to Cove

Start with a conversation about what you need.

If you decide to move forward, we’ll agree on the work and its fixed fee before we begin.

Have a particular matter in mind? Tell us about it.

Share what you’re working through or working toward.

Send relevant documents ahead of time so we can come prepared.

Your introduction to Cove

Start with a conversation about what you need.

If you decide to move forward, we’ll agree on the work and its fixed fee before we begin.

Have a particular matter in mind? Tell us about it.

Share what you’re working through or working toward.

Send relevant documents ahead of time so we can come prepared.

Your introduction to Cove

Start with a conversation about what you need.

If you decide to move forward, we’ll agree on the work and its fixed fee before we begin.

Have a particular matter in mind? Tell us about it.

Share what you’re working through or working toward.

Send relevant documents ahead of time so we can come prepared.