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AMA Discharge - Things to Know

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).

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Mike Caston Mike Caston

HPS Partners to Present at AAPACN Annual Conference

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.

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Mike Caston Mike Caston

CMS Requires New COVID-19 Reporting and Notification by Nursing Homes

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.

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Mike Caston Mike Caston

The Thing Missing from the COVID-19 and Nursing Home Discussion

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.

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