by Marian Rosen | Aug 3, 2018 | Blog, Nursing Home Abuse
Nursing homes are rated by Medicare for several categories, including staffing. The rating system gives 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest) stars for each category, and then average the factors for an overall rating. As you can well imagine, the better the staff to resident...
by Marian Rosen | Mar 26, 2018 | Blog, Medical Malpractice
The AMA (American Medical Association) code of ethics states that physicians should adopt a policy whereby patients have the right to request a chaperone during physical examinations. Some states have adopted a legal policy for physicians to provide a chaperone for...
by Marian Rosen | Mar 23, 2018 | Blog, Medical Malpractice, Medical Records
Medical billing errors are very common. Estimates put the rate of medical billing error somewhere between 30-80%. Unfortunately, identifying mistakes on a bill and successfully contesting them can be a complicated process. While billing errors are generally not the...
by Marian Rosen | Jan 11, 2018 | Blog, Nursing Home Abuse
The following article about Marian Rosen appeared in the Fall Newsletter of Texas Chapter of NAELA (National Association of Elder Law Attorneys), and appears here with permission of the author, Attorney Wesley E. Wright of Wright Abshire, Certified Elder Law...
by Marian Rosen | Nov 3, 2017 | Blog, Prepare for the Future
As a follow up to our previous post about the “..Unauthorized Practice of Law and Medicaid Applications”, we offer these points from the NAELA panel discussion. Why is it important to have a trained Attorney rather than a Non-Lawyer assist with Medicaid...
