QPWB's educational presentations are available to our clients and prospective clients. To schedule one of our highly rated workshops, seminars, or presentations please contact Eric Boyer, Managing Partner / Operations at eboyer@qpwblaw.com.
January 25, 2008
HCCA South Atlantic Local Annual Conference
Walt Disney World Swan Resort / Orlando
Regulatory • Compliance • Government Enforcement Initiatives
“Key Compliance Issues in Rehabilitative Services:
How to Survive a Medicare Audit”
About this seminar:
In December 2006 the United States Supreme Court approved amended federal discovery rules specifically tailored to facilitate disclosure of electronically created and stored files and documents. These rules apply in federal cases, but typically federal rules become the template when the states develop and adopt rules regarding the similar subjects. This presentation will explore some of the impact of these rules.
Suggested attendance:
Risk managers, patient safety officers, quality assurance professionals, and
healthcare attorneys; insurance professionals and consultants providing risk
management services to healthcare providers; and others involved or otherwise
interested in risk management and patient safety.
August 2, 2007 - FAHSA 44th Annual Convention
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Rosen Shingle Creek Resort - Orlando, FL
Seminar / Laws & Regulations
Legal Issues and Hot Topics in Health Care
Hosted by: Florida Association of Homes & Services for the Aging
Ken Nanni, Ph.D. / QPWB Director of Client Risk Management Services & Education
Learn updated and new information regarding medical errors and patient safety, including statistics on incidence and cost to health care systems, responsibilities for reporting errors, safety needs of special populations and potential medical error interventions.
Define contributing causes of errors in medicine and be able to identify methods to reduce and prevent medical errors.
FAHSA has designated this seminar as a required course for licensed Nursing Home Administrators seeking continuing education credits.
Common litigation “bloopers” found in medical records, depositions, and trial testimony will be examined. Participants will be better able to prepare staff for depositions or trial testimony.
Learn how simple “bloopers” can become major issues during litigation.
Develop skills to avoid these “bloopers” or ways to mitigate their impact once they occur.
This seminar is available for continuing education credits.
July 12, 2007
7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Ft. Lauderdale Hilton Hotel
Laws & Regulations
Changes in Electronic Discovery Rules: What Adjusters & Risk
Managers Must Know.
South Florida Claims Association Summer Conference
Hosted by:
Association of Property Casualty Claims Professionals
The South Florida Claims Association
Martin Khoury will be presenting from 1:30 to 2:20 p.m.
About this seminar:
In December 2006 the United States Supreme Court approved amended federal discovery rules specifically tailored to facilitate disclosure of electronically created and stored files and documents. These rules apply in federal cases, but typically federal rules become the template when the states develop and adopt rules regarding the similar subjects. This presentation will explore some of the impact of these rules.
This seminar will benefit claims professionals and risk managers.
June 21, 2007 - AHHIF / Annual Conference
3:30 to 5:00 p.m.
Omni Orlando Resort at Champions Gate - Orlando, FL
SEMINAR
QPWB attorneys selected to present a seminar at AHHIF’s annual conference.
“Emerging Liability Issues in Home Health”
Hosted by: AHHIF - Associated Home Health Industries of Florida, Inc.
This seminar addresses current legal problems facing home health agencies.
Actual case documentation and testimony will be used to illustrate each problem area.
Insurance authorization and physicians’ orders.
Adequate communication with physicians.
Standards of care and missed visits.
Interdisciplinary care and Plaintiff’s liability theory.
Approved for continuing education credits.
Conference website: www.ahhif.org
April 24, 2007 – Bradenton, FL Holiday Inn Riverfront
April 27, 2007 – Tallahassee, FL Hilton Garden Inn
Food Safety Seminar
QPWB attorney speaks on food illness claims and liability.
“Defending Fear-of-Disease Claims” 9:00 to 10:00 a.m.
Hosted by: Dietary Support Services, Inc.
Defending Fear-of-Disease Claims portion of the seminar offers suggestions on how to avoid food-borne illness claims in the healthcare setting.
This webinar addresses important guidelines to consider when developing protocols on AEDs and DNROs that could affect all CCRCs, ALFs and SNFs, as well as the most current laws and trends.
This educational webinar benefits all managers and supervisors within the long-term care setting.
Healthcare providers who receive $5 million or more in annual Medicaid reimbursement must educate their staff on laws that protect and reward those who report Medicaid fraud.
The Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) builds on the whistleblower provisions in the federal False Claims Act to reduce fraud as a means to decrease Medicaid spending.
July 28, 2006 - Dementia Management Seminar
Hillcrest Nursing & Rehabilitation Center / Hollywood, FL
Sheila K. Nicholson, an associate in our Tampa office presented a seminar hosted by the Florida Health Care Association (FHCA)
Dementia Specific Training for PT, OS, ST and the Interdisciplinary Team – A Proactive Approach to Dementia Management
Ms. Nicholson's topics included:
Using Therapy Services to Mitigate Risk/Liability and Risk Exposure with the Dementia Population.
Therapy and Interdisciplinary Effectiveness in Dementia Management.
The full seminar addresses the latest issues on documentation, litigation, regulatory compliance, and falls management as it relates to dementia management.
This seminar will benefit administrators, nurses, social workers, occupational, physical, and speech therapists.
If you have questions or would like more information about this presentation please contact:
QPWB was selected to present a seminar at the FHCA/FCAL 2006 Annual Conference & Trade Show
Educational Seminar – Liability Risks: New Ideas for Old Issues
Presented by: Sheila Nicholson, Esq., MBA, PT
For: Nursing Homes / Assisted Living Facilities
This seminar examines the role of rehabilitation, through evaluation, treatment, and documentation. Rehabilitation can also assist in refuting and/or mitigating some of the most common allegations in a long term care lawsuit. Issues presented will focus on the services needed to adapt to disease progression, especially with dementia residents, and how to overcome reimbursement concerns.
April 21, 2006 - Alliance Community for Retirement Living / Deland, FL
Martin L. Khoury, a partner in our Ft. Lauderdale office, gave a presentation at the Alliance Community for Retirement Living attended by administrators, risk managers, and maintenance supervisors of nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and independent living residences; the event was hosted by the Florida Association of Homes for the Aging (FAHA) - District 4.
The main focus of the seminar was as follows:
Hurricane Preparedness
Legal duties of LTC facilities in emergency situations
Other speakers included representatives of FAHA and the Volusia County Emergency Planning.
If you have questions or would like more information about this presentation please contact:
QPWB Orlando attorney, Robin Khanal, presented a seminar entitled "Residents' Desires vs. Facility Safety Measures: Are Negotiated Risk Agreements the Answer?" Sponsored by the National Center for Assisted Living at the 56th Annual Convention of the American Health Care Association (AHCA) / National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
The seminar addressed the concerns of whether negotiated risk agreements work in the assisted living setting and included the key contract principles necessary to ensure the best possible chance for agreement enforcement. A step-by-step approach to ensure enforceability and how to avoid the pitfalls of forming an unenforceable contract was presented.
QPWB's Miami office joined forces with members of the South Florida legal community to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina by sponsoring an event at the Hyatt Regency with all proceeds going to the American Red Cross. Representing QPWB's Miami office was Litigation Managing Partner, George Quintairos; Founding Partner Edward Prieto; Jeffrey Creasman, Partner; Firm Administrator, Jonathan "Chad" Jones; staff members included Karin Libertino, Courtney Bright and Rebecca Whitt.
The firm has an office in Mississippi, which was impacted by Hurricane
Katrina.
