By: Janet A. McSharar When delivering medical or nursing care and treatment, it is imperative for the practitioner to determine the patient’s capacity to consent to the recommended health care and treatment. A patient cannot consent to health care and treatment if the patient… Read More >
Category: Healthcare
Capacity and Consent in Health Care
Seventh Circuit Affirms Importance of Seeking Protection Under Medical Malpractice Act
By: Tyler S. Lemen In 2014, a radiologist interpreting a patient’s CT scan allegedly failed to diagnose recurrent rectal cancer discernable from the scan. The cancer went undetected for seventeen months and was untreatable upon discovery. Following a jury trial, the patient was awarded… Read More >
Expert Opinions Require Relevant Experience and Expertise
By: Sean T. Devenney The result of a litigated case before a jury turns on many factors that do not raise legal questions or require mathematical or logical precision but instead focus on the emotional. In personal injury cases, this makes trying cases very… Read More >
Janet A. McSharar Selected to Regulatory Clinical Committee for Nursing Facilities.
Janet A. McSharar, DSV Health Care Partner, was selected to serve on the Indiana Health Care Association/Indiana Center for Assisted Living (IHCA/INCAL) Regulatory Clinical Committee for Nursing Facilities. The Regulatory Clinical Committee for Nursing Facilities examines and analyzes emerging regulatory, clinical, and quality issues… Read More >
Construction Projects for Health Care Participants: From Vision to Reality
By: Sean T. Devenney Those who have read our newsletter in the past know that it is designed to provide “quick hit” guidance and thoughts on a limited topic as a first step in helping our friends, clients and hopefully future clients (collectively “friends”)… Read More >
Health Professionals: What To Do (And What Not To Do) When A Complaint Has Been Filed Against Your License
By: Jennifer L. Strange, Drewry Simmons Vornehm, LLP The Indiana Attorney General’s Office is responsible for investigating and prosecuting complaints against health care practitioners. In Indiana, there are 20 boards and committees that regulate health care practitioners, including doctors, nurses, pharmacists, nursing home administrators,… Read More >
DRI – Nursing Home/ALF Litigation Seminar
By: Albert Barclay Wong, Drewry Simmons Vornehm, LLP One of the ways that the attorneys in DSV’s Health Care Services Group stay at the forefront of health care law is by attending continuing legal education seminars. The attorneys in DSV’s Health Care Services Group… Read More >