Update: Living with Billeaudeau By: Matthew K. Brown and Isabel Bonilla-Mathé Hospitals across the state have been grappling with the ramifications of the Louisiana Supreme Court’s recent decision in Billeaudeau v. Opelousas Gen. Hosp. Auth., et al., 2016-0846 (La. 10/19/16) 218 So.3d 513. In that case, the Supreme Court upheld the decision that a claim [...]
House Bill 492 – New Process for Appealing Medicaid MCOs’ Adverse Claim Determinations On June 7, 2017, Louisiana House Bill 492 (HB 492) was sent to the Governor for executive approval. This Bill establishes a process for review of healthcare provider claims denied by Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs). HB 492 will apply to the [...]
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Memorial Healthcare Systems (MHS) paid the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) $5.5 million to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules and agreed to implement a robust corrective action plan. The settlement underscores how expensive it can be to overlook [...]
Sullivan Stolier Schulze & Grubb is pleased to announce that Talayeh Voosoghi has joined our firm as of September 2016. Mrs. Voosoghi will be leading the firm’s newest practice area of Immigration and Naturalization Law. Talayeh is fluent in French, Farsi/Persian, and English. Our firm will also be able to offer assistance in Spanish. [...]
We welcome Timothy McGibboney to Sullivan Stolier Schulze & Grubb LLC as a new Associate. Mr. McGibboney will be working primarily in our New Orleans office with an emphasis on regulatory and corporate transactional work. Prior to becoming an attorney, he worked as a tax consultant for a prominent international consulting firm. [...]
Louis J. Lupin Mr. Lupin is a senior attorney with the law firm of Sullivan Stolier Schulze & Grubb LLC, a firm focused on supporting the regulatory, business development and dispute resolution needs of healthcare providers. The firm provides a broad range of legal services to health care providers including, but not limited to, services [...]
NEGLIGENT CREDENTIALING OF PHYSICIANS: INCREASED LIABILITY EXPOSURE FOR HOSPITALS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Louisiana Third Circuit recently held in Billeaudeau v. Opelousas General Hosp. Authority, 189 So. 3d 561 (La. App. 3d Cir. 2016) that a claim for “negligent credentialing” of a physician by a hospital does not constitute medical malpractice subject to the terms [...]
