Introduction

Proper risk management is crucial for healthcare businesses to minimize exposure to legal threats and lawsuits.  It begins with setting up the business with the end in mind, including proper corporate structuring and documentation to ensure insulation between personal and business assets.  Agreements that document relationships, such as with employees, contractors, vendors, and patients, can clarify rights, duties, and expectations.  Compliance with federal, state, and local laws is essential, along with establishing internal and external policies, record-keeping, and understanding patient insurance issues.  Risk management should include designated personnel in charge, obtaining informed consent, referral protocols, avoiding guarantees of results, and proactive measures to address mistakes.  When facing disputes or legal threats, strategic responses are key, including assessing factual and legal issues, preserving evidence, understanding relevant laws, avoiding personal attacks, and being cautious with admissions. Consulting with legal counsel, especially when dealing with government agencies or payer audits, can provide valuable protection.  Understanding common errors and misconceptions, such as not ignoring legal threats, not altering records, and knowing when to require proper requests or subpoenas for sensitive information, is essential for effective risk management in healthcare businesses.

Areas Covered In The Webinar

• The setup:  Structure, agreements document relationships
• Operations:  Compliance, risk management, key points
• Disputes and Threats
• The Lawsuit:  Action steps, Theory of the case, key points

Why should you attend?

In this webinar, attorney Eric Boughman discusses key action steps healthcare providers can take to reduce exposure to legal risk – from proper corporate structuring, documentation, and risk management, to responding to threats and dealing with lawsuits.  Attendees will learn how to proactively increase legal leverage, reduce risk, avoid legal troubles, and focus on the business of healthcare.  Topics will include proper setup and structure, minimizing operational risk, threat response, and, when forced to a lawsuit, identifying and achieving success.

Who Will Benefit

• Healthcare providers and staff.
• Hospital and healthcare facility administration.
• Vendors and contractors who work in the healthcare sector.
• Legal counsel and other professional advisors to healthcare providers.