Handling Medical Negligence Claims Training Class

Course ID: 12922

Handling Medical Negligence Claims Training Seminar

Tackle Medical Negligence Cases With Confidence

Your clients trust the doctors, nurses, surgeons and pharmacists who care for them or their loved ones. But sometimes these medical professionals make mistakes due to carelessness, neglect or incompetence. These mistakes are not only harmful to the patients - they are punishable by law. That's when you enter the picture. Do you have the latest medical and legal expertise to successfully take on these notoriously complex and time-consuming cases?

You can quickly expand your knowledge of this confusing area by attending this timely seminar. Examine how to conduct a bottom-line analysis of each case that walks through the door to save yourself time and money. Use the latest discovery tools and tactics that will defend your client in even the most heated legal challenge. Capitalize on proven techniques for effectively using expert witnesses to bring your case to a successful resolution. Master tactics that really work to maximize efficiency and outcomes in settlements. There's no better resource on how to evaluate, settle or litigate medical negligence cases.

Beware of the impact of HIPAA on how you gather and review medical records.
Employee negligence - determine when hospitals and institutions are liable.
Know why expert testimony is so important - and ways to get what you need.
Avoid the pitfalls inherent in liens.
Confidently overcome new challenges in handling medical claims post Katrina.
Assess causes and determine solutions for claims in managed care.


	Agenda
	POST KATRINA AFFECT ON LITIGATION IN LOUISIANA 9:00 - 9:30 EVALUATE THE MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CASE 9:30 - 10:15 Assessing the Case: How to Conduct the Initial Evaluation The Initial Client Conference Beware of the Impact of HIPAA on How You Gather and Review Medical Records How to Best Determine Who All the Parties Are When Expert Consultation and Review is Necessary Firmly Establish Potential Areas of Liability Malpractice or Poor Results? Which Is It? How to Properly Begin Legal Action DEFENDING MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CLAIMS IN LOUISIANA 10:15 - 10:45 BEEF UP DISCOVERY WITH THE LATEST TOOLS AND TACTICS 11:00 - 11:30 Turning the Deposition into a Key Discovery Tool How Failure to Properly Use Scientific and Medical Evidence Can Doom the Case Detecting Fraud and Abuse in Discovery ESTABLISH POTENTIAL AREAS OF HOSPITAL CORPORATE AND INSTITUTION LIABILITY 11:30 - 12:00 Employee Negligence - When Hospitals and Institutions Are Liable Sort Through the Confusion Related to Non-Employee Negligence When Privileges Are Improperly Granted to Hospital Staff and Physicians - Is It Negligence? How Nursing Negligence can be Identified USE EXPERT WITNESSES TO SUPPORT YOUR CASE 1:00 - 1:45 Why Expert Testimony is so Important Guidelines for Determining the Qualifications of the Experts You Need The Best Techniques for Finding Expert Witnesses How Winning Attorneys Use Experts SETTLE MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CASES EFFICIENTLY AND SUCCESSFULLY 1:45 - 2:30 How Releases Can Come Back to Haunt You Liens - An Avoidable Trap Multiple Party Settlements - Break Through Impasses When a Structured Settlement Makes Sense Settling With the PCF - Strategies and Methods Strategies for Settlement With a Primary Healthcare Provider for the Maximum Amount GIVE ETHICS PROPER CONSIDERATION 2:45 - 3:45 Identify and Avoid Harmful Conflicts of Interest Various Fee Agreements - the Pros and Cons How the Principles of Confidentiality Are Often Challenged in Medical Negligence Cases The Right to Die and Informed Consent - Ethical Gray Areas CLAIMS AGAINST THE PATIENTS COMPENSATION FUND (PCF) 3:45 - 4:30 Elements of Future Medical and Related Care Expenses and How to Maximize Procedures for Obtaining and/or Enforcing Your Client's Right to Future Medical and Related Care Expenses in Court - the Latest Developments in the Law Trying the Case for Excess Damages Against the PCF Venue for Future Medical Care and Related Care Claims Dealing With the PCF's Administrative Rules Limiting Payment on Future Medical Care and Custodial Care Costs to the Louisiana Workers' Compensation Schedule of Benefits


	Audience
	This intermediate level seminar is designed for attorneys practicing in the areas of litigation, medical negligence or malpractice, personal injury, insurance health or hospital law who must prove or disprove allegations of medical negligence.