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Navigating the Slippery
Legal Slope of Falls
Falls result in both minor and serious injury types
including fatalities. In the healthcare setting, falls occur
for multiple reasons. When does a fall constitute malpractice
and when is it simply a bad outcome? An expert clinician in
falls, Dr. Deanna Gray-Miceli sorts out these issues in a
teleseminar for attorneys and legal nurse consultants. As
she is interviewed by Pat Iyer, Dr. Gray-Miceli will cover:
- How to identify the meritorious claim involving
a fall
- A look at damages/fall-related injuries
- The core elements that should be in place to prevent
falls
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Dr. Deanna Gray-Miceli
is editor of Falls
Handbook, a comprehensive resource for attorneys,
legal nurse consultants, and clinicians. This is what a world-renowned
expert had to say about the Falls Handbook:
"This resource represents the best
collection of evidence based data concerning the assessment
and prevention of falls for adults and children, as well as
the care of the person at risk or with a history of falling."
Neville E. Strumpf, PhD., RN C., FAAN
Edith Clemmer Steinbright Professor in Gerontology and Director
of the Center for Gerontological Nursing Science, University
of Pennsylvania
Dr. Gray-Miceli is consultant to New York
University-John Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing (NYU-JHIGN),
invited consultant to a state department of health for statewide
fall prevention initiatives and Associate Professor, Widener
University-School of Nursing. As a doctorally prepared gerontological
nurse practitioner for over 2 decades, Dr. Gray-Miceli has
devoted her clinical and research interests to evaluation
and care of older adults who fall. Dr. Gray-Miceli work in
fall prevention includes nursing, interdisciplinary, and consumer
education, clinical research and development of programs and
services for older adults who fall.
Moderator: Patricia Iyer
is President of Med League Support Services, Inc, established
in 1989.
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Screening
Potential Medical Malpractice Claims: From the Frivolous to
the Egregious
by Peter Bergé, JD, PA
What makes a viable medical or nursing malpractice claim?
An experienced medical malpractice and negligence attorney
will help you spot the claims that potentially have merit-
from both the medical and legal perspectives. He will provide
tips and pearls for use in the methodical screening of potential
malpractice claims, using the elements of negligence as a
practical framework. Legal nurse consultants will gain invaluable
information that will help them more effectively guide their
attorney clients. |
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After
the Fall
by Barbara Levin BSN LNCC ONC
Older adults are at higher risk of falls and also have a higher
rate of poor outcomes. Fractures are a serious consequence
of falls in the older population and have significant morbidity/mortality,
legal and financial implications. Falls are now classified
by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid as “never events”,
for which reimbursement will be denied. |
