"Violations Reported at 94% of Nursing Homes" (New York Times, September 30, 2008)

Jim Eimers specializes in health care law as it applies to institutional providers of health care such as hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, residential care (assisted living) and independent care, as well as licensed professionals such as physicians, nurses, chiropractors and therapists to name just a few.

Part of his practice includes long-term care of the elderly.  This can range from assistance for people still fairly independent and recovering from injury to people who require help due to increasing impairment and the inability to live without constant care.

Before becoming an attorney, Mr. Eimers was a practicing hospital administrator and has a Masters of Health Administration from Washington University in St. Louis and was previously a licensed nursing home administrator in Missouri and California.  He understands the pressures facing owners and operators of health care facilities and individual practitioners because he has been in the trenches with you.  He deals with the transfer of health care facilities, licensing and regulatory issues, employee issues, patient issues and the myriad of other issues confronting health care providers.

He acts as general counsel for many of his clients where he emphasizes preventive legal work because of his intimate understanding of the operations of the health care system.  He believes that the best way to deal with a problem is on the spot before the problem becomes a legal issue.  The court is the worst way to solve a problem and Mr. Eimers believes that non-legal solutions work best.  Because of his extensive experience both as an administrator and an attorney he can recommend non-legal options designed to prevent legal actions.  When each stakeholder leaves a potential problem satisfied with the solution patient care is improved because of a good outcome.

Sometimes things happen that do require a legal solution.  Jim Eimers can represent you with administrative issues such as licensing; representation before professional boards (licensing, compliance and disciplinary issues); representation before regulatory agencies and accrediting bodies (hearings and other compliance proceedings).  Jim Eimers can also help with white collar crime, relating to defense of health care fraud cases including representation of corporations and individuals, representation in investigations and corporate internal investigation, including whistleblower allegations.

Litigation support in all areas is also important in trial and appellate courts as well as administrative agencies such as antitrust, guardianships, patients’ rights, medical staff discipline, licensure, insurance coverage, medical malpractice, discrimination, unfair labor practices, contracts, corporate and partnership dissolution, intellectual property and the like.  The earlier Mr. Eimers becomes involved in an issue the better he can lend his experience and expertise in minimizing the client’s exposure all the while understanding that the only way to eliminate exposure is to choose the unacceptable option of going out of business.