Drewry Simmons Vornehm, LLP is pleased to announce that Barclay Wong, a Partner in the Health Care Services Group, was elected as a National Director on the Defense Research Institute (DRI) Board of Directors at the 2022 DRI Annual Meeting in Philadelphia. DRI is… Read More >
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DSV Partner Elected to DRI Board of Directors
HFA Board Changes Renewal Requirements
By: Barclay Wong The Indiana Board of Health Facility Administrators issues licenses for Indiana’s health facility administrators. All skilled nursing facilities must employ a health facility administrator as its leader. Health facility administrator licenses expire on August 31, 2022. Every licensed health facility administrator… Read More >
Apparent Agency Principles Addressed Again by the Indiana Supreme Court in Arrendale vs. American Imaging & MRI, LLC, et al. And How This Affects Non-Hospital Health Care Entities
By: Janet McSharar According to a recently issued Indiana Supreme Court decision, non-hospital health care entities will be held vicariously liable for the actions or inactions (negligence) of independent contractors and so the non-hospital health care entities should consider becoming qualified providers under the… Read More >
Update: Supreme Court Holds that Indemnity Claims of Health Care Providers Against Independent Contractors are Not Subject to the Medical Malpractice Act or its Two-Year Statute of Limitations
By: Melanie A. Kalmbach On March 8, 2022, the Indiana Supreme Court overruled the Court of Appeals’ holding in Lake Imaging, LLC v. Franciscan All., Inc., 171 N.E.3d 619 (Ind. Ct. App.)[1] and determined that indemnity claims by one health care provider against another… Read More >
President Biden Proposes Nursing Home Reform: 3 Things You Need to Know Now
By: Jennifer L. Strange On February 28, 2022, ahead of President Biden’s State of the Union address, the White House announced a set of reforms intended to “improve the safety and quality of nursing home care, hold nursing homes accountable for the care they… Read More >
Health Professionals: Dos and Don’ts of License Renewal
By: Jennifer L. Strange Several professional license types are currently eligible for renewal, including Physician, Osteopathic Physician, Registered Nurse, Advance Practice Registered Nurse, Nurse Midwife, and affiliated Controlled Substance Registrations. These specific license types and registrations typically expire on October 31st of odd-numbered years. … Read More >
Clarification of the Medical Malpractice Act in Cutchin v. Beard
By: Olivia N. Daily In Cutchin v. Beard, the Indiana Supreme Court accepted a certified question from the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and held that a Plaintiff who never received treatment from a qualified medical provider, but nonetheless suffered an injury from alleged… Read More >