Michigan Nursing Home Provider Attorneys
Nursing is an industry that touches everyone, from patients and providers to businesses and governmental entities. No matter the economic climate, nursing is expanding as our population ages. This is also an industry with entities that need specialized attorneys to help them address the unique aspects of workers’ compensation in health care today. Bleakley, Cypher, Parent, Warren and Quinn possess extensive experience in health care law and a significant record of success in representing health care clients in workers’ compensation matters.
Technologies and improvements in the standard of care are driving costs up, yet employers are facing reduced funding sources. Without creative and knowledgeable solutions to these challenges, the nursing employers will suffer from increased workers’ compensation costs. Drawing upon our vast experience, we are able to offer clients the benefit of our prior work product. This translates into cost-effective representation, a goal shared by employers and insurance companies alike.
Our Practice
Bleakley Cypher represents numerous health care entities, both insured and self-insured, in workers’ compensation and employment matters. From the hospital setting to home health care nursing, and all steps in-between, we are experienced in the nuances of the health care industry and the protocols necessary to keep employee injury costs to a minimum. Representation of health care employers requires specialized medical knowledge, greater than the traditional orthopedic injuries that regularly comprise workers’ compensation cases. From needle sticks, to exposure to contagious diseases, to the potential psychological trauma of dealing with terminal patients, we are experienced in the unique aspects of medical issues that arise from nursing related work injuries. The firm’s preeminence in the field affords clients a well-rounded approach to workers’ compensation matters and its interplay with federal employment statues such as the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Traditionally, employers utilize return to work options to reduce workers’ compensation exposure. However, employers face inherent obstacles to returning nursing employees to work given patient care concerns. As part of any health care related employment, we focus not only on the technical workers’ compensation issues, but also the goals of your human resources department. Employee morale or enforcement of workplace safety rules can be equally important to workers’ compensation issues. We work with health care providers to structure cost effective strategies to reduce workers’ compensation exposure, while maintaining the highest quality of compassionate care.
Client Focus
Success in the role as outside counsel requires more than legal skills; it requires a committed partner who supports a client’s management efforts across its health system components. As the legal needs of health care providers increase in complexity, it is critical to work with attorneys who clearly understand the legal issues involved. We have long been at the forefront of workers’ compensation law and continue to set the standard of excellence in the representation of health care employers and their insurance carriers.
Our decades old tradition in the workers’ compensation arena includes the representation of a number of large nursing and health care related clients. The list of representative clients includes:
- Advantage Home Healthcare
- Bronson Hospital
- Center for Physical Rehabilitation
- Clark Retirement Community
- HCR – Manor Care
- Ingham Regional Medical Center
- Manor Care, Inc.
- Mercy Health Services
- Metro Health Hospital
- Metron Integrated Health Systems
- Michigan Health and Hospital Association
- Pharmacia/Upjohn c/o Pfizer
Contacting Our Attorneys
To contact an attorney about your specific needs as a Michigan nursing care provider – call our Grand Rapids, Michigan, Law Offices at: 616-774-2131 or contact us online.