Eugenia's practice focuses on long term care and health care providers, including skilled nursing facilities, residential care facilities for the elderly and assisted living facilities. She has successfully represented the owners, operators, management companies and employees of such providers through all stages of litigation, including arbitration and trial, in lawsuits involving claims of elder abuse, fraud, unfair business practices and violation of statutorily imposed duties.
Eugenia also regularly advises owners, operators and managers of such providers on ways to avoid and deal with the wide range of pitfalls and problems that face the industry, including compliance issues with state and federal regulations such as Title 22, OBRA and HIPAA. She works closely with providers to develop policies and risk management strategies that best meet their individual compliance needs.
Professional Memberships and Activities
· California State Bar Association
· American Health Lawyers Association
Distinctions
· Phi Beta Kappa Society
· Order of the Barristers
Speeches and Publications
· "OIG Report - Implications for Long Term Care Facilities," March 24, 2011
· "Navigating Settlements Involving Medicare Beneficiaries," Communiqué (Clark County Bar Association), Volume 31, Number 11, November 2010
· "MDS 3.0: A Plaintiff's Request for Admission Dream," San Francisco, October 20, 2010
· "MDS 3.0: A Plaintiff's Request for Admission Dream," Long Beach, September 29, 2010
· "Bragdon v. Abbott: Extending the American with Disabilities Act to Asymptomatic Individuals," 3 J. Health Care & Pol'y, 382, 2000
Articles
3/24/2011, Email Alert - OIG Report - Implications for Long Term Care Facilities
The OIG has issued a report on facilities' employment of individuals with criminal convictions, which contains some troubling numbers that underscore a facility's need to be vigilant about conducting thorough, periodic background checks for all staff members.
11/24/2010, Navigating Settlements Involving Medicare Beneficiaries
With certain amendments to the Medicare Secondary Payer Statute (MSP) going into effect on October 1, 2010, settlements involving Medicare beneficiaries will be more difficult to navigate.
Published in the November 2010 issue of Communiqué, the official publication of the Clark County Bar Association.
Events
10/20/2010, MDS 3.0: A Plaintiff's Request for Admission Dream
Skilled nursing facilities need to be aware that the upcoming changes to the MDS not only have clinical applications, but legal implications as well. In many instances, the changes to the MDS are filled with "gotcha" situations, and read like a plaintiff's outline for building a solid civil claim. In this complimentary seminar, we provided tips on building the proper clinical foundation for approaching the new MDS that will help mitigate the legal concerns.
9/29/2010, MDS 3.0: A Plaintiff's Request for Admission Dream
Skilled nursing facilities need to be aware that the upcoming changes to the MDS not only have clinical applications, but legal implications as well. In many instances, the changes to the MDS are filled with "gotcha" situations, and read like a plaintiff's outline for building a solid civil claim. In this complimentary seminar, we provided tips on building the proper clinical foundation for approaching the new MDS that will help mitigate the legal concerns.
(Also at San Francisco Office)