Congratulations to HPS Partner, Laura Ginett, who was recognized by Chicago Daily Law Bulletin and Chicago Lawyer in their 4th Annual “Top Women in Law” for 2023.

Residents leaving a facility against medical advice creates a tricky liability situation for skilled nursing providers. Hall Prangle & Schoonveld (HPS) Partner Elizabeth Neidig recently spoke with Caralyn Davis of the American Association of Post-Acute Care Nursing (AAPACN) to identify the key ways in which a facility can protect itself from liability stemming from an "AMA" discharge. Below is an overview of that conversation that Elizabeth wrote. Click here to read the conversation on AAPACN.com (membership required).

On Wendsesday, December 2, 2020, HPS Partners Ann Ford and Laura Ginett will take part in a virtual lunch discussion of Telehealth.

On Friday, November 20, HPS Partners Ann Ford and Laura Ginett will present at the Chicago Healthcare Risk Management Society's (CHRMS) Annual Risk Management and Patient Safety Day. This event is digital due to COVID-19.

HPS Partners Laura Ginett and Elizabeth Neidig will present at the annual conference of the American Association of Post-Acute Care Nursing, on June 3, 2020, from 3:00 - 4:30 on the use of The Minimum Data Set Assessments (MDS) and Care Plans in personal injury and wrongful death litigation.

Resources for the May 19, 2020 Virtual Forum: Virtual Forum: Using Telehealth in Long-Term Healthcare Facilities During the Fight Against Covid-19 & Its Aftermath

Join Hall Prangle + Schoonveld, LLC and the Partnership for a Connected Illinois' Telehealth Initiative on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 from 12pm - 1:30pm CST (Available On Demand May 22, 2020).

On May 8, 2020, CMS implemented new infectious disease reporting and notification regulations for the nation's skilled nursing facilities when it published an interim final rule with comment (IFC) entitled "Medicare and Medicaid Programs, Basic Health Program, and Exchanges; Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and Delay of Certain Reporting Requirements for the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting." The Rule is available at The Federal Registrar website.

After reading the front-page Tribune story about COVID-19 and nursing homes, I became frustrated by what was missing. Towards the end of the article, there were quotes by an attorney I know well who was described as someone who rails against the nursing home industry to protect the elderly. Even this attorney recognized that we are currently asking nursing home staff to do something extraordinary in the face of an unprecedented crisis. I scrolled the internet to find the article that talked about what was missing. Since I could not find it, I decided to write it.