<p>Nick Beckett discusses telemedicine with Maria González Gordon (CMS Spain), Reemt Matthiesen (CMS Germany) and Valentina Parvu (CMS Romania).  In this episode, we discuss:</p>
<ul><li>the significant growth and market opportunities that telemedicine and digital health apps present</li>
<li>how barriers to the take-up of telemedicine have been broken down during COVID-19</li>
<li>exceptional permitted uses of telemedicine in cases of emergency such as pandemics</li>
<li>fragmented regulation of telemedicine and digital health apps in different jurisdictions, with the advent of specific regulation in some jurisdictions</li>
<li>restrictions on the advertising of telemedicine and remote treatments</li>
<li>how patient data is protected and confidentiality preserved in use in telemedicine</li>
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CMS On the Pulse episode #8: A legal overview on public procurement for the Life Sciences & Healthcare sector

Hosted by Nick Beckett, Global Co-Head of the CMS Life Science & Healthcare Sector Group, our episodes bring together CMS lawyers and experts to discuss key industry topics impacting, innovating and disrupting the life sciences and healthcare sector.