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 >
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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
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 >
Vaccination Updates and the Path to Normalcy
By: Janet A. McSharar I wrote, actually mused, last year about the new normal in the early days of the pandemic, which included the cancellation of the 2020 Summer Olympic Games, among other headbutts to our normalcy. Schools were closed, heck everything was closed… Read More >
The Recent Extended Holding in Sword v. NKC Hospitals, Inc. Raises Liability Concerns for Non-Hospital Healthcare Facilities
By: Olivia N. Daily The Indiana Court of Appeals recently extended the holding in Sword v. NKC Hospitals, Inc., 714 N.E.2d 142 (Ind. 1999), to diagnostic imaging centers in the opinion authored for Arrendale v. American Imaging & MRI, LLC, a/k/a Marion Open M.R.I,… Read More >
Indemnity Claims of Health Care Providers Against Independent Contractors Must be Filed Within Two Years
By: Melanie A. Kalmbach It is now more important than ever for health care facilities to ensure that they are taking all measures necessary under Sword v. NKC Hospitals, Inc., 714 N.E.2d 142 (Ind. 1999) to avoid vicarious liability claims for negligence of independent… Read More >