The Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) has released the last of three reports analyzing the impact of Covid-19 on nursing home residents and issuing recommendations to improve response and care in nursing homes during future infectious disease events. The reports were published as part of a three-part review of Read more
On Wednesday, April 10, 2024, Lashly & Baer attorney Kevin L. Fritz was presented with the Panel Counsel of the Year award from National Interstate Insurance Company and Vanliner Insurance Company. This award is presented to a lawyer who shows excellence in legal results and client service. We are proud Read more
Proposed Revisions to Missouri Collaborative Practice Agreements with Nurse Practitioners On February 23, 2024, the Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts and Missouri State Board of Nursing announced proposed revisions to the collaborative practice rules between physicians and nurse practitioners. The proposed rule will be officially published Read more
By: Stuart J. VogelsmeierSummary: The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) recently issued guidance for Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (“CAHs”) on texting patient information among care team members. CMS Memorandum QSO-24-05-Hospital/CAH reached the conclusion that “Texting patient information and the texting of patient orders among members of the Read more
Lashly & Baer attorney Patrick E. Foppe along with co-author G. Clark Monroe discuss “Defending Derivative Negligence Claims Against Motor Carriers in Trucking Accident Cases,” in the November 2023 issue of For the Defense publication. Defending motor carriers against liability in truck accident cases involves addressing derivative negligence claims like Read more
Lashly & Baer is proud of our attorney Kevin Fritz for receiving the 2023 USLAW NETWORK O’Hagan Award for his dedicated commitment to the USLAW NETWORK, Inc. organization. Kevin actively networks with other legal professionals from around the country to share the latest information in the transportation industry. He regularly Read more
On September 22, 2023, Lashly & Bear attorneys Michael Barth and Katherine Vojas obtained a defense verdict for their health care clients in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis. The case involved claims of academic medical practice and allegations that the Department of Ophthalmology failed to timely Read more
On August 8, 2023, Lashly & Baer attorneys William Magrath and Riley Brown obtained a unanimous defense verdict for their clients. Plaintiff claimed the Defendants were medically negligent in not explicitly warning him to protect his numb limb from extremes of hot and cold after administering a popliteal nerve block. Read more
The Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute are the two principal fraud and abuse laws in the United States impacting the healthcare industry today. With little fanfare, Congress has expanded the categories of safe harbors for both fraud and abuse statutes by passing the Consolidated Appropriations Act, CAA, for 2023. These Read more
This article is the third in a series by Lashly & Baer attorneys Scott A. Pummell and Riley J. Brown addressing various changes coming to the regulation of and access to telehealth services. In fact, the legal and regulatory boundaries of telehealth and remote medicine changed almost overnight as the Read more
