Articles and Blogs

On August 10, 2012, the Indiana Court of Appeals issued its opinion in Houser v. Kaufman and held that a woman could continue her claim against the physician who delivered her 35 years before she filed her claim. Stacy Kaufman filed a proposed medical malpractice claim against the estate of anonymous physician Dr. K... READ MORE

Hall Render President and Managing Partner John P. Ryan has been named one of Indy’s 2012 Best and Brightest finalists.  Indy’s Best and Brightest honors 100 of Central Indiana’s outstanding young professionals, age 40 and under, who are making their mark in and around Indianapolis.  Finalists will be honored at a VIP reception and... READ MORE

September 21, 2012 – 1:00-2:30 PM EST In this Center for Healthcare Governance webinar, Larry Prybil, PhD, and Rex Killian, JD, will discuss the findings of their latest study on large nonprofit health system governance and reflect on the implications of the study’s recommendations for all health care boards. As consolidation among health care... READ MORE

This Health Law News article is Part III in a series discussing the new governance study, “Governance in Large Nonprofit Health Systems:  Current Profile and Emerging Patterns.”  Part 1 – Executive Summary was published in Hall Render’s Health Law News on August 8, 2012, and Part II – Public and Private Scrutiny of Hospital and... READ MORE

Hall Render Meets with Stark Staff on Stark Law Reform Hall Render attorneys Gregg Wallander, John Williams and Andrew Coats met with several congressional staff members this week to discuss changes to the penalty provisions of the Stark Law.  Those meetings included discussions with staff from the Senate Finance Committee, the House Ways and... READ MORE

Unemployment compensation and “Just Cause” for discharge – a really good decision for Indiana employers Today, August 31, 2012, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled in favor of an employer who had discharged an employee for poor performance.  The Indiana Department of Workforce Development had previously awarded the employee unemployment compensation because the employer had failed... READ MORE

Automatic meal period deductions – A common practice Some good news for employers.  In an important victory for employers, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, in Frye v. Baptist Memorial Hospital, recently affirmed the decision of the Western District of Tennessee to decertify a collective action brought under the FLSA challenging... READ MORE

On May 30, 2012, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced the Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes (Partnership) in order to transform the current focus of treatments and services provided to nursing home residents suffering from dementia and dementia-related illnesses. More specifically, this initiative promotes two goals: (1) resident-centered... READ MORE

This Health Law News article is Part II in a series discussing the new governance study, “Governance in Large Nonprofit Health Systems:  Current Profile and Emerging Patterns.”  Part 1 – Executive Summary was published in Hall Render’s Health Law News on August 8, 2012.  The remaining articles in this series will cover governance benchmarks, key findings and the potential... READ MORE

Hall Render is pleased to announce associate attorney Matthew M. Hall, J.D., has joined the firm’s Milwaukee office. Hall focuses on assisting health care clients in the areas of litigation & risk management and regulatory compliance.  Prior to joining the firm, he worked at The Advisory Board Company, a Washington, D.C.-based health care research... READ MORE