In roughly the seventh week after a majority of states and the federal government issued emergency declarations or "lock down" executive orders, the true impact of COVID-19 is only beginning to be fully transparent. In long...more
5/4/2020
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Depositions ,
Discovery ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Government Investigations ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Long-Term Care ,
Medical Malpractice ,
Negligence ,
Parallel Proceedings ,
Privileged Communication ,
Quality Assurance Programs ,
Risk Management ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Self-Incrimination ,
Skilled Nursing Facility ,
Subpoenas ,
Subsequent Remedial Measures ,
Testimony ,
Wrongful Death
Long term care facilities and providers are bearing the brunt of caring for the nation's largest and most vulnerable populations of COVID-19 patients. And they're doing so in the face of considerable uncertainty, insufficient...more
4/27/2020
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Civil Liability ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Executive Orders ,
Governors ,
Health Care Providers ,
Immunity ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) ,
Relief Measures ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Secretary of HHS ,
State and Local Government
On July 7, 2017, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued revisions to its Civil Money Penalty (CMP) policies and CMP Analytic Tool to increase national consistency amongst Regional Offices (ROs) when...more
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated its fire safety regulations governing certain Medicare and Medicaid participating health care providers. These include hospitals, critical access hospitals...more