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Kaitlyn O’Connor

Co-Founder & Partner
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Kaitlyn O’Connor is a strategic legal partner for healthcare visionaries who combines deep regulatory expertise with a business-first approach. As Co-Founder and Partner at Elevare Law, she specializes in guiding care management, telehealth, extended reality (AR/VR/XR), virtual-first, data analytics, medical device, and other emerging healthcare models through complex legal landscapes—helping them scale faster and navigate risk with confidence. She excels at helping clients anticipate and unlock new opportunities and believes that your legal team should be a facet for growth, not a roadblock. Clients appreciate Kaitlyn’s energy, sense of humor, and focus in strategy sessions.

Before launching Elevare, Kaitlyn was the first full-time attorney at a nationally recognized healthcare innovation law firm where she advised companies at every stage, from ideation to national expansion to exit, ensuring their legal strategy aligned with growth every step of the way. 

Kaitlyn’s current and former clients include domestic and international leaders in healthcare innovation–including a global medical and wearable device manufacturer, a private equity firm managing over $30 billion in assets, a leading US health system, and several mid-stage startups valued at 8+ figures. Most recently, Kaitlyn has supported her clients in closing a $48 million acquisition, executing strategic partnerships with large US and Canadian employers, and implementing multi-state telehealth models across the spectrum of care.   

Kaitlyn is a graduate of Syracuse University (magna cum laude) and earned her Juris Doctor from William & Mary Law School, where she was a member of the Business Law Review. In addition to her role as Co-Founder at Elevare Law, she is an advisor to a women’s health company and a member of the Board of Directors of an augmented reality company supporting pediatric physical therapy. 

An native of Oneonta, New York, Kaitlyn now shares her home in Richmond, Virginia with her dogs, Milly and Ham. Not only is she passionate about reshaping the future of healthcare, but if you ask her about your favorite Bravo reality show, her favorite English Premier League team, Arsenal, or the latest fantasy novel craze, she’ll probably bring the same level of expertise, fun, and energy to that discussion as she does to her client interactions.   

Licensed In: Virginia

Check out these blogs written by 

Kaitlyn O’Connor

Legal + Regulatory
December 9, 2025
RPM & RTM Reimbursement in 2026: Where the Final Rule Meets Reality—And Where It Doesn’t
Added reimbursement for fewer days of data will improve access for patients who don’t require 16 or more days of readings in a month. New codes for lower-touch treatment management should allow care teams to spend more time interacting with and managing patients with more complex needs. But one glaring gap remains.
Legal + Regulatory
December 5, 2025
CMS’s New ACCESS Model - An Open Door For Healthcare Technology
The ACCESS Model, announced December 1, 2025, is a pilot payment model from the CMS Innovation Center (CMMI) that will test outcome‑aligned payments (“OAPs”) as a method of incentivizing providers treating Original Medicare beneficiaries to adopt technology that improves care. The ACCESS Model is the clearest signal yet that CMS is finally ready to pay for outcomes instead of volume and recognizes the important role that healthcare technology can play in improving outcomes and access to care. This is the opportunity that healthcare visionaries have been waiting for.
AI + Health Tech
November 17, 2025
Value-Based Safe Harbors: Strategic Opportunities for Digital Health Companies
The shift toward value-based care has prompted a significant overhaul in how health tech companies can legally collaborate with providers and payors. And while it has been a long time coming, we're finally seeing real shifts in the way our clients engage with their provider customers and patients.
Legal + Regulatory
July 18, 2025
Major Changes Ahead for Remote Monitoring CPT Codes: Breaking down CMS’ Proposed Changes to RPM and RTM for 2026
If you know me, you know that the MPFS Proposed Rule Comment Period each summer is my favorite time of year for digital health. And after a few years of little-to-no excitement in the remote monitoring reimbursement environment, CMS is proposing big changes for 2026.
AI + Health Tech
April 9, 2025
Care Management Reimbursement Demystified: A Strategic Guide for Digital Health Leaders
Care management services are more than a revenue opportunity. Done right, they drive measurable improvements in patient outcomes, reduce the total cost of care, and strengthen provider-patient relationships. The best part? They often represent activities your target customers are already doing but not getting paid for *yet*.