Melissa K. Bianchi is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Hogan Lovells and leads the firm’s digital health initiative. She brings a cross-disciplinary approach to digital health products, including mobile applications, wearable technologies, and other health IT solutions. Well versed in health privacy law, she advises pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, health plans, hospitals, and academic medical centers on complex health data issues arising under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and other U.S. privacy and regulatory frameworks. Her practice spans digital health innovation, clinical research compliance, health information exchange, and prescription drug coverage issues under Medicare Part D, Medicaid expansion, and broader health reform initiatives.