Recaps of Recent Legal Webinars

Illinois Health and Hospital Association/MAPS PSO Presents: Case Law Update to Maximize Legal Protections – Sept. 9, 2024 

Expert Presenter: Beth Anne Jackson, JD, Principal, Post & Schell, P.C.

Program Summary: Healthcare organizations face challenges in understanding and applying the Patient Safety Quality Improvement Act (PSQIA) law to achieve maximum privilege protection in court. Beth Anne Jackson from Post & Schell covers key insights on patient safety legal topics including the basics of Patient Safety Work Product (PSWP), maximizing privilege protection through your Patient Safety Evaluation System (PSES), educating defense counsel and responding to litigation.

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Case law Updates and National Patient Safety Initiatives – Feb. 7, 2024

Expert Presenter: Michael R. Callahan, JD, Senior Counsel, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Program Summary: Healthcare organizations are coming under increasing pressure by states, the federal government, accrediting bodies and payors to more proactively identify adverse events and poor patient outcomes within their provider facilities. Once identified, the expectation, if not a requirement, is to investigate, analyze and take appropriate remedial steps to reduce future risks to patients and to improve the quality of patient care services. Failure to do so can and will have significant adverse financial, reputational and regulatory consequences. 

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Case Law Updates to Maximize Legal Protection for PSWP – Feb. 28, 2023

Expert Presenter: Robin Locke Nagele, Senior Counsel in the Health Care Practice Group with Post & Schell, P.C.

Program Summary: This webinar highlighted key insights on patient safety legal topics including: the basics of Patient Safety Work Product (PSWP), how to maximize privilege protection through your Patient Safety Evaluation System (PSES) and education for defense counsel on responding to litigation. The webinar also covered emerging case law and key learnings to protect documents from discovery.

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What Every Healthcare Provider Needs to Know for Maximum PSO Protections – March 3, 2022

Expert Presenter: Michael R. Callahan, JD, Senior Counsel, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 

Program Summary: Healthcare organizations face challenges in protecting Patient Safety Work Product (PSWP). This webinar presented best practices and Patient Safety Activities such as developing strong Patient Safety Evaluation System Policies (PSES) that includes review and participation by physician groups and in ambulatory facilities. The program emphasized defining patient safety activities and creating a strong safety culture for reporting adverse events.

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Basic Law Protections for Healthcare Organizations Under the Patient Safety Act and Updated PSO Case Law – Sept. 16, 2021

Expert Presenter: Robin Locke Nagele, Principal, Co-Chair, Health Care Practice Group, Post & Schell, P.C. 

Program Summary: Patient safety case law can be daunting. Healthcare organizations face challenges in understanding and applying the law to achieve maximum privilege protection in court. This webinar featured an interactive discussion of best practices, key outcomes and insights on patient safety legal topics including: the Patient Safety Act, the basics of Patient Safety Work Product (PSWP,) training legal counsel and responding to litigation. The webinar also addressed current case challenges and the importance of having a strong Patient Safety Evaluation System Policy (PSES) to protect documents from discovery.

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