Medical Malpractice Defense
We provide medical malpractice defense to hospitals, physicians, nursing homes and health care providers throughout the state of Florida offering presuit screenings, trial practice and appellate litigation. Hill, Adams, Hall & Schieffelin defended its first medical malpractice case in 1978.
Non-medical Hospital Liability Exposure Defense
In addition to providing medical malpractice defense, we offer counsel for complex issues including antitrust/restraint of trade, medical staff disputes, civil rights claims and general and product liability.
Risk and Liability Management Counsel
We provide counsel regarding numerous complicated risk and liability management issues such as the withdrawal of life support, DNR situations, patient confidentiality, COBRA and AIDS. In addition, we provide counsel regarding sentinel event reporting, Code 15 reporting and Medical Device Act reporting.
DOH Actions/Regulatory board representation
We represent health care providers in all stages of disciplinary actions before Florida's Department of Health.
Medical Staff Bylaws
We frequently counsel hospitals in the drafting and interpretation of its medical staff bylaws.
Educational Services
We offer a wide range of resources and seminars on current issues and emerging strategies that are critical to the successful risk management functions of our hospital clients. Our periodic newsletter, Legal Alert, addresses pertinent medical/legal issues, legislative actions and relevant legal cases. Client Alerts are distributed by fax and/or e-mail when a critical issue of immediate concern occurs.
Seminar topics available to our clients include:
AIDS Update for Physicians
AIDS: Special Ethical and Legal Issues
Advance Directives
Antitrust and Credentialing Issues for Hospitals
Auxillians
Board of Trustees' Legal Responsibilities
COBRA Legislative Updates
Code 15 Reporting
Confidentiality of Psychological Records
Confidentiality of the Peer Review Process
Control Concepts of Risk Management
Credentialing Allied Health Professionals
Critical Care Unit Legal Issues
Defense Practices in Medical Malpractice
Deposition Preparation
Economic Damages
Emergency Room Contracts and Vicarious Liability
Emergency Room Law
Fearless Deposition and Documentation for Defense
Fraud and Medicare Abuse
Health Care Quality Improvement Act Issues
The Health Information Highway: Its Impact on Documentation
Informed Consent: Patients Signing Out AMA
Legal Aspects of Critical Care
Legal Aspects of Medical Records Documentation
Legal Issues and the Phlebotomist
Legal Issues Concerning the Granting of Medical Staff Privileges
Legal Issues for Mental Health Professionals: the Rights of the Mentally Ill
Living Wills
Malpractice Issues Facing Laparoscopic Surgeries
Medical Records in the Courtroom
Mock Deposition and Trial demonstrations/participation
Nursing Documentation
Nursing: Legal Implications of Confidentiality
Patient Confidentiality
Patient Self Determination Act
Physician Charting Guidelines
Physician Documentation for Non-compliant Patients
Presuit Screening
Risk Management: A Practice Enhancement Approach for Physicians
Safe Medical Devises
Sentinel Event Reporting
Withholding and Withdrawal of Life Support:
DNR
Organ Donation Issues
HIV-Informed Consent
