Accomplishments and Affiliations

Ellen Harmon received an award from REACH Air Medical Services, LLC for going above and beyond expectations in providing guidance and legal counsel for the REACH Medical Holdings group of companies. 

  Association of Missouri Mediators (Member), Association of Corporate Counsel (Member), American Health Lawyers Association (Member), St. Louis Association of Healthcare Risk Managers (Member and past President/Board Member), St. Louis Area Health Lawyers Association (Member), St. Louis Audubon Society (Board of Directors), Center for Patient Safety PSO (Board of Directors) and a member of Missouri Bar Committees for Alternative Dispute Resolution, Health and Hospital Law, Employment Law, and Workers Compensation. 

• Medical Malpractice Law: A Brief Look at Current Issues and the Value of Mediation. In this article drafted for Missouri In-House Counsel, Ellen Harmon and Richard K. Hunsacker address trends in Missouri health care malpractice law and the value of mediation.
• E-Documentation and Adverse Event Reporting. Presented for GMR subsidiaries (multiple presentations) 
• Affirmative Action, EEO and SCA Compliance. Presented for GMR subsidiaries 
• Compliance with Legally Protected Employee Absences. Presented for GMR subsidiaries
• Mergers and Acquisitions – Addressing Contracts, Employment and Integration Issues. Presented for GMR subsidiaries
• Code 3 Conference – So You’ve been Sued…Now What? Presented for the Code 3 Conference 
• Practical and Legal Risks of Providing Independent Living to Unsafe and Difficult Residents. Presented at the Annual Missouri Association of Housing for the Aged conference 
• Fraud and Abuse Reporting. Presented at the LSS Manager’s Meetings (multiple presentations) 
• Employment Compliance Tips. Presented at Saint Louis University Managers’ Meeting 
• Fraud and Abuse Reporting for Medical Practices. Presented as an MGMA Webinar in conjunction with Huntleigh McGhee Medical Professionals 
• Right to Refuse Treatment and Powers of Attorney. Presented at the National Risk Management Forum for ECRI Institute and at the Annual Missouri Association of Housing for the Aged Conference 
• Contracts with the Coach - Medical Director Duties and Compliance. Focus on Medical Director Duties in Nursing Facilities. Presented at Annual Missouri Association of Housing for the Aged Conference 
• Designation and Training of Risk Management Designees. Presented at the ECRI Institute National Fall Risk Management Forum 
• Risk Designee Training Program. Including Risk Management Overview, Root Cause Analysis, Healthcare Failure Mode and Analysis, Event Reporting, Medication Error Reduction, Handling Hazardous Wandering and Elopement. Training was presented at each Risk Designee training session (multiple presentations) 
• FTC Healthcare Compliance with Red Flag Rules. Presented for the Lutheran Senior Services Compliance Committee 
• Medical Director Compliance and Contract Updates. Focus on CMS interpretive guidelines on the Medical Director's role in Nursing Facilities (multiple presentations) 
• Communications - Reducing Liability Through Expectation Management. Presented at the Lutheran Senior Services Manager’s Meeting 
• Legal Issues for Physicians Related to End-of-Life Decision Making. Presented for the Missouri State Medical Association Insurance Company 
• Legal Issues Related to Providing Mental Health Care. Presented for the Lutheran Senior Services Operations Council 
• HIPAA – The Beast or the Statute. Presented to Medical Directors and Hospital Administrators for Legatus Emergency Services (multiple presentations) 
• Understanding EMTALA. Presented to Medical Directors and Hospital Administrators for Legatus Emergency Services (multiple presentations)