Hospital administrators are facing unprecedented challenges as hospitals struggle to treat the influx of COVID-19 patients. As such, litigation aimed at negligent hospital management will require highly knowledgeable expert witnesses in the field of hospital administration.
A hospital administration expert witness can discuss:
Administrative tasks brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic
Appropriate pandemic and contingency planning for hospitals
This expert earned her JD and PhD in Molecular Biology from the University of Pennsylvania. After law school, she was an associate at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP. Her current research is at the nexus of law and science. Her work analyzes and questions policies that create barriers to basic science research, mostly by focusing on NIH funded research. In addition to basic research, she has a strong interest in the translation of advances in basic science, and is widely ...
This qualified expert in infectious disease has 20 years of experience in the field. He earned his BS from the University of California, Davis and his MD from the Medical College of Virginia, before completing a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in infectious disease at Georgetown University. This expert is board certified in infectious diseases and remains active in his field as a member of the American College of Physicians and the Infectious Disease ...
This qualified expert has extensive experience in medical clinic administration. She completed courses in biology at Kingsborough Community College and the Long Island College Hospital School of Radiology, and is currently in pursuit of an IT certification through Netcom School. She has previously served as the manager for the admitting department at New York Methodist Hospital, the manager of the outpatient ambulatory care unit for Brooklyn Hospital and Wyckoff Hospital ...
This expert has 30 years of experience in the billing and coding industry and is a Certified Coding Specialist. After receiving her certification from Maygrove College, she went on to hold various billing and auditing positions at medical centers and insurance companies. In these roles, she performed quality audits, reviewed medical records, and clarified coding issues. Formerly, she was a medical coding analyst at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and a claims ...
This expert received her BA at Governors State University and her MA in public affairs with a concentration in health services administration at Indiana University. She is a certified residential care for the elderly (RCFE) administrator in California. For the past 7 years, she has been the program director for an adult day healthcare program in southern California. Her responsibilities include implementing all policies, procedures, and programs to ensure compliance with ...
This highly experienced registered nurse has over 35 years of experience in nursing administration. She received her ASN from SUNY Albany and her BSN from the University of Texas at Arlington. She is certified in BLS and ACLS and has won several awards for her outstanding nursing work. She has worked at Northeast Georgia Medical Center- Barrow for much of her career, starting off as a certified nurse assistant and advancing to the director of nursing and then the quality ...
This expert has over 15 years of experience in medical billing. She is a Certified Professional Coder and a member of the American Academy of Professional Coders. She spent 15 years at the Michigan Institute of Urology, where she was in charge of training all new employees in the billing department. Currently, she is the senior medical billing and coding specialist at a private surgical practice in Michigan, where she oversees charge entry of all the medical ...
This highly qualified expert is both a practicing family medicine physician and an experienced hospital administrator. She received her BS from Florida Atlantic University, her MHA from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and her MD from the University of Florida. She then completed her residency in family medicine at the University of Miami. She remains active in her field with several publications and as a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians ...
This highly qualified expert has over 25 years of experience in the of public health law. She received her BA in English literature from Wellesley College, and her JD from Harvard Law School. She also received an LL.M. in health law from the University of Houston Law Center and an SJD from Case Western Reserve University Law School. She is very active in her field as a member of several professional organizations like the Board of Scientific Counselors and the Institute ...
This highly qualified inpatient rehabilitation facility administrator has 20 years of experience in her field. After earning her BS in physical therapy from the University of Florida she went on to earn her MBA at Florida Atlantic University. She is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and a recognized national expert in post-acute care quality and utilization. She has published 1 peer-reviewed article and has presented at various rehabilitation ...
This case involves a middle-aged female who was diagnosed with cervical cancer. After undergoing a tumor cryoablation treatment for her cervical cancer for some time, she reported the onset of neurological symptoms. At this point, doctors discovered that her cancer had metastasized…
This case involves a 70-year-old woman from Kansas who had routine visits with her internist to screen for cancer. She had a family history of a particular type of cancer, and standard blood work was ordered for cancer screening. However, there was a…
This case involves a female patient that was hit by a car while riding on her motor scooter. She was taken to a local hospital, where she was diagnosed with multiple fractures in her spine, as well as a minor fracture to…
An anesthesiology expert advises on a case involving a woman who was placed under anesthesia for her septoplasty surgery. She had suffered for years with chronic nasal congestion. During the operation, her surgeon injected what he thought was 1% Lidocaine Epi10cc…
A hospital administration/risk management expert witness discusses a case that involves an eighty-four-year-old male patient with a past medical history of hypertension, dementia and prostate cancer. The patient was a resident of a nursing home and had been known to…
This case takes place in Rhode Island and involves a plaintiff who was a residential counselor at a private level 14 facility operated by a high profile children’s mental health care concern. The facility serviced residents who were placed by…
This case involves a seventy-nine-year-old male patient with a past medical history of very poorly controlled diabetes and resultant diabetic foot disease. The patient required daily supervision and was living with his daughter, who was his main carer at the…
This case involves a fifty-two-year-old male who sustained a work-related musculoskeletal injury. The patient presented to an orthopedic surgeon with bilateral shoulder pain. The surgeon conducted a physical examination and reviewed the patient’s imaging studies. After this initial consultation with…
This case involves a fifty-six-year-old male who underwent a right total hip arthroplasty.  The patient subsequently leached cobalt out of the Stryker Trident ceramic replacement device, causing toxic levels to enter the bloodstream. The resultant cobalt poisoning lead to the following…