Samantha Johnson, Grady Health SystemSenior Associate General CounselSamantha Johnson, Esq., MBA, MHA is a Senior Associate General Counsel for Grady Health System, one of the largest public academic healthcare systems in the United States. She devotes a substantial portion of her time to advising, educating, and representing Grady’s hospital-based EMS division, which provides 911 emergency, specialty transport, mobile integrated healthcare, psychiatric/crisis response, and disaster response. Samantha is an accomplished author and speaker, focusing on legal issues for emergency medical services, EMTALA, guardianships, healthcare law and ethics, and insurance law. She is the co-host of FlightBridgeED, LLC’s “The Standard of Care” Podcast with EMS Chief Nick Adams, where they explore the legal and ethical complexities of emergency care. Samantha is an active member of both the State Bar of Georgia and the State Bar of South Carolina. She received her law degree from the Georgia State University College of Law in 2003, and her Master of Business Administration and Master of Health Administration from the Georgia State J. Mack Robinson College of Business in 2014.
Patient assessments are a factor in almost every single lawsuit against EMS providers. Although providers learn how to conduct patient assessments from a clinical standpoint, the legal aspects are often overlooked. Improper assessments can lead to severe patient injuries, inappropriate refusals, and even patients waking up from the dead!
In this presentation, Nick, an EMS chief and paramedic with over two decades of experience, and Samantha, an attorney for one of the largest hospital-based EMS systems in the Southeast, illustrate the legal issues in patient assessment through review of actual incidents and reported legal cases, and offer tips and tricks for responders to protect themselves and their services from legal liability.
NYS CME - All Levels - Non-Core Additional