Documentation to Avoid Malpractice

The Kansas Home Care & Hospice Association is pleased to bring you this
educational program through an agreement with Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq.

Documentation to Avoid Malpractice

presented by

Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq.

Health Care Attorney

Wednesday, April 30, 2025
****12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Central Time****

Replay: Wednesday, May 7, 2025
(Recorded playback available for 24 hours "on demand")

Audio-Conference Description

Home care nurses, including those providing hospice and palliative care and private duty services, are the most vulnerable to professional liability claims of all nursing specialties. Recent examples of malpractice cases focus on failure to communicate pertinent health information with other providers and/or patient/family members, failure to monitor patients, and failure to document or falsifying documentation. What are some recent examples of malpractice cases filed against providers of services to patients in their homes? What concrete steps can post-acute providers take to avoid malpractice claims? What role does complete, accurate documentation play in many malpractice cases? How can providers achieve it? Join us to help ensure that your company is not at the top of the malpractice “hit list.”

About the Speaker
Elizabeth Hogue is an attorney in private practice with extensive experience in health care. Prior to becoming an attorney, she was employed as a personnel manager by a Blue Cross-Blue Shield Plan. She studied at the University of Maryland School of Law, concentrating in health law, and gained considerable clinical experience, course work, and employment experience in this area. Following her admission to the Bar, she developed an active practice in health law. She represents clients all over the country. Her clients are professional associations, managed care providers, and institutional health care providers; including hospitals, long-term care facilities, home health agencies, durable medical equipment companies, and hospices. Ms. Hogue gives numerous presentations each year on health-related topics. Her articles are regularly included in trade association publications and other journals. Ms. Hogue is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association.

Continuing Education Credits:   None

How it works:  Choose to join the call live or on the day of the recorded playback. Registered locations will receive an email confirmation two days prior to the teleconference with dial-in information and handout materials and/or resources. On the day of the conference, simply join the call by dialing the toll-free number and giving your organization name and conference ID number. Gather your staff and listen via speakerphone to the presentation, following along with the handouts.

PLEASE NOTE:  Registration fees are based on each dial-in connection; multiple call-ins from your organization will be charged. We are unable to accommodate more than one organization per call-in.

Registration Fees:  This fee includes one dial-in connection - either live on April 30 or the recorded playback on May 7. Additional fees will be charged for multiple dial-ins. There are no refunds.

KHCHA Members:  $135 / call-in line  

Non-Members:  $270 / call-in line