EMR Expert Witnesses

This highly qualified expert is a Professor of Medical Informatics with extensive experience in the proper use of Electronic Health Records. He earned his BS, and MS from Pennsylvania State University and his PhD from the University of Utah. He has held numerous academic appointments at premier medical institutions across the country including, Yale University School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School. He is a member of numerous professional organizations in his field; he is a fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics and a member of the American Medical Informatics Association. He is extensively published, with 250 peer reviewed journal articles in addition to numerous abstracts and presentations. In addition to his research responsibilities, he is quite active in the education of undergraduate and graduate students.

This expert in EMR and Hospital Billing systems has worked as a certified Epic consultant with various healthcare providers for the past 7 years. He is currently certified in 10 Epic applications ranging from hospital billing to CDM and ASAP. He has previously held positions as a Senior Epic Consultant at multiple hospitals, as an Epic Instructional Designer, and as an Epic Revenue Cycle Report Writer. He is currently a Senior Epic Hospital Billing Consultant at a large university cancer center in Texas.

This highly qualified expert received his BS in Nursing at Purdue University Calumet and has over 26 years of experience in the field. He has substantial experience in a variety of nursing specialties including trauma, emergency care and transport care. He is a registered nurse in Illinois, Indiana and Texas and has previously worked as Trauma Nurse at Mt. Sinai Hospital Medical Center. In recent years, this expert has worked as Chief Nursing Officer at four regional hospitals and he has been deeply involved with Patient Care Services. He is currently the Chief Nursing Officer at a distinguished regional hospital.

This expert specializes in infection control. He earned his PhD in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania and pursued a fellowship focused on diagnostic imaging at the Temple University School of Medicine. For two decades, he worked for a firm manufacturing automated endoscope reprocessors, serving as the Director of R&D and the Chief of Infection Control. He currently owns a consultancy focused on healthcare quality and safety; he is also a prolific writer on these issues.

Healthcare consulting and management executive with thirty-six years of progressively responsible experience in assisting community hospitals, multi-hospital systems, academic medical and research centers, nursing homes and assisted living facilities, managed care organizations and large physician entities achieve strategic business objectives. Extensive involvement in complex healthcare-related litigation pertaining to identification of breach of standards of care in the operation of hospitals, nursing homes and ambulatory care environments, negligent hiring, physician credentialing in both hospital and managed care organizations, interpretation of JCAHO standards, hospital and medical staff bylaws, third party billing disputes, administrative and billing compliance, managed care contracting, economic analysis related to enterprise value and fair market value compensation analyses. Consistent proven ability to conceptualize, analyze and implement effective approaches and solutions to enhance strategic position, operational effectiveness and financial results of healthcare organizations. Regional and national consulting experience includes market planning, product line initiatives, operations improvement, business valuations, medical staff development, hospital-physician joint ventures, healthcare system reorganization, group practice formation, third party contract review and negotiation, physician and hospital business office issues.

This highly qualified expert has years of experience in healthcare management and consulting. He received his MPH and DrPH degrees from the University of California, Berkeley. He is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, a co-founder of Operation Access and the Alliance for Global Clinical Training. He has published 175+ journal articles and co-edited three books. He is a former senior vice president of healthcare industry practice at Aon Consulting and former executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Alta Bates Corporation. He is also the former director of Stanford University Hospital and Clinics and the former executive director of Emory University Hospital. He has held faculty appointments at Harvard, UCLA, Stanford, Emory and the University of California, Berkeley. Currently, he is the president of a Healthcare Group in California. He has served as an expert witness in over two dozen states and Washington, D.C.

This expert is the founder and president of a California-based physician and healthcare executive search firm. She is widely recognized as an established thought leader in physician recruitment, and has been asked to speak about healthcare staffing nationally. She graduated from California State University in Sacramento, CA, with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. She previously held various leadership positions at search firms in San Francisco. She co-founded the Society of Professionals in Healthcare, and is an active member of the American Association of Integrated Healthcare Delivery, The IPA Association of America, the Medical Group Management Association, rural health associations, advanced practitioner and technologist associations, and professional groups for recruitment and staffing.

This highly qualified anesthesiology expert earned his BS in natural sciences from The University of Akron and his MD from Northeast Ohio Medical University. He also obtained his MBA in healthcare management from the American InterContinental University. This expert completed his internship in internal medicine at The Christ Hospital Health Network, his residency in anesthesiology at The Ohio State University and his fellowship in cardiothoracic anesthesiology at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is board certified in anesthesiology and certified in advanced perioperative transesophageal echocardiography by the National Board of Echocardiography. In addition, he is fully licensed in the state of Massachusetts and has over fifteen publications in the field of cardiothoracic anesthesiology. Currently, he serves as an attending cardiac anesthesiologist at a top US hospital and as a clinical instructor in anesthesiology for a leading US medical school.

This highly qualified emergency medicine expert has over 25 years of experience in his field. He completed his BS in biology from the University of California at Irvine and his MD from the University of California at San Francisco. After finishing his internship at Highland Hospital, this expert went on to complete his emergency medicine residency at the University of Cincinnati. He is boarded by the American Board of Emergency Medicine, and holds additional certifications in advanced cardiopulmonary life support and pediatric advanced life support. He is a member of various professional organizations, including the American College of Emergency Physicians and the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Formerly, this expert has served as the chief medical officer at PPI, as a physician consultant at Eclipsys, as a staff physician at The Permanente Medical Group, and as an adjunct clinical professor at the University of California at Davis medical school. Currently, he is a physician for a CA sheriff's department, the chief medical officer at a healthcare staffing agency, a staff emergency medicine physician at a CA health center and a self-employed consultant.

This highly qualified expert earned his MD from Harvard Medical school and completed his internship and residency at Johns Hopkins in general surgery. This expert then went on to complete a residency at Stanford University in cardiothoracic surgery, and completed his research fellowship at Baylor. Additionally, this expert is active within his field as a member of numerous societies including The Thoracic Surgery Residents Association, The American Medical Association, The American Association of Medical Colleges, and The International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery. This expert has published 24 peer-reviewed journal articles along with 5 book chapter and 1 book. Formerly this expert was the assistant to the chief medical officer at a regional medical center in TX and was a cardiovascular surgeon at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Currently, this expert is an assistant professor of surgery at a world renowned hospital.

This highly qualified nurse has extensive experience in her field. Her areas of expertise include long term care, skilled, medical-surgical, and telemetry nursing. She received her AS in nursing from Meridian Community College, her BS in nursing from the University of Alabama, and her MS in nursing from Loyola University. Formerly, she has served as an occupational health RN at Nursing Corp Inc., an RN supervisor at the Bedford Care Center of Marion, and as a medical surgical/telemetry nurse at RN Network. Currently, this expert is a training and development coordinator for a MS healthcare management corporation.

This expert has almost a decade of experience in the field of hospital compliance and nursing. He earned his BS and MS from East Stroudsburg University, his MS in nursing from Saint Josephs College, and his DBA in healthcare management & leadership from California Intercontinental University. He is a licensed registered nurse and a certified professional in healthcare quality. He is a member of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses and the American Hospital Association. He previously served as the nursing director of emergency services at Cape Regional Medical Center, as the administrative director of nursing for emergency & critical care services at Nazareth Hospital, and as the chief compliance officer & nurse executive at Weisman Children's. This expert is currently a contributing professor at a university in New Hampshire and an independent nurse consultant in New Jersey.

This highly-qualified advanced practice nurse earned his BS & MS in nursing as well as his DNP from Salisbury University. He also earned his MBA in healthcare administration from Columbia Southern University. He is a licensed registered nurse and a licensed acute care nurse practitioner. This expert is active in his field as a member of the American Nurses Association and the Society of Hospital Medicine. Additionally, he has published 4 peer-reviewed journal articles in his field. Formerly, he served as a registered nurse in the emergency and trauma service at Peninsula Regional Medical Center. Currently, he is an acute care and family nurse practitioner for the inpatient and hospitalist service at a regional medical center in Maryland as well as an associate professor of nursing at a regional nursing school in Delaware.

This qualified expert has over 30 years of experience in the healthcare field. She earned her BS from Rush University and her MBA from Lewis University. She earned several post-graduate certificates, including a CCM Masters Certificate in case management and a Masters Certificate in corporate governance from the University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business. This expert also graduated as part of the eighth cohort of Goldman Sachs' 10,000 small businesses program. This expert is a licensed RN in two states and is certified in several areas, including healthcare financial management, business management, and risk management assurance. She began her career as a registered nurse at three Chicago-area hospitals before transitioning to work as an internal medical auditor. This expert has also served as a healthcare subject matter expert for the Illinois department of central management services and an adjunct professor at Florida Atlantic University. She has authored numerous articles, been interviewed for radio shows and podcasts, and led several presentations and workshops. She has received multiple awards for her work, including an award for Influential Women in Business. Currently, she is the president and CEO of a healthcare consulting, auditing, and forensic services firm based in Illinois.

This highly-qualified double board-certified expert has over 35 years of experience as a neurosurgeon. He has been staff neurosurgeon at Mayo Clinic and Kaiser Permanente Healthcare Systems. He is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery and the American Board of Independent Medical Examiners (CIME). He completed an internship in general surgery at Maimonides Medical Center affiliated with the State University of New York, and a residency in neurological surgery at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), a member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the California Association of Neurological Surgeons. Throughout his career, this expert has received various awards for his work, including America's Top Surgeons Award and a Distinguished Scholar Award. He has presented at academic conferences, and has authored scientific articles. Currently, this expert has a neurosurgery private practice in California.

This highly qualified expert has over 35 years of experience in healthcare and over 45 years of experience in information technology. He received his BBA in quantitative methods and his MBA in economics and finance from the University of Missouri. He then earned his PhD in healthcare administration at Anderson University. His former positions include executive vice president and general manager of Unicomp Corporation, chief information officer of Aldus Corporation, co-founder and CTO of Health Systems Technologies, and executive director and co-founder of eMRnet. He was also an associate professor and director of eHealth at Mercer University. Currently, this expert serves as the founder and principal of a business consulting firm in South Carolina.

This highly qualified expert has nearly 30 years of experience in the field of nursing. She earned her BSN from Florida Atlantic University and MSN from South University. She also earned a graduate certificate in healthcare innovation management from Western Carolina University and completed the patient safety academy through AdventHealth. This expert holds several healthcare certifications, including professional in healthcare quality, sterile processing and distribution, and gastroenterology registered nurse. She is also a surgical clinical reviewer for the American College of Surgeons and a patient safety executive through the Institute of Healthcare Improvement. Her former positions include endoscopy nurse at Gwinnett Medical Center and North Broward Medical Center, director of endoscopy at Emory Memorial Hospital, Emory University Hospital, and Mission Hospital, and director of clinical outcomes at Mission Hospital. Currently, this expert serves as the chief quality officer for a healthcare system in Florida.

This highly qualified expert has over 10 years of experience working as a respiratory therapist. She earned her AS in respiratory care from North Essex Community College and her BA in healthcare management from Northeastern University. She went on to complete an MS in healthcare administration from Southern New Hampshire University. She is a licensed respiratory care practitioner and a registered respiratory therapist. She holds several certifications and is an active member of the American Association of Respiratory Care. This expert formerly has worked as a respiratory therapist at several locations including Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital, Lowell General Hospital, Winchester Hospital, and Anna Jacques Hospital. She is currently a respiratory therapist and service line care manager in the hospital setting in Massachusetts.

This highly qualified expert has over 25 years of experience in pediatrics. He received his BA in American studies from Yale University before earning his MD from Ohio State University. He then completed a pediatric residency at Nationwide Children's. He has also completed a quality improvement essentials certificate program at Nationwide Children's and training as an improvement advisor through the Institute of Healthcare Improvement. This expert is board-certified in pediatrics and active in his field as a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics. In the academic setting, he has previously served as a clinical assistant professor and assistant professor of pediatrics at Ohio State University, as well as associate chair of quality in the pediatrics department at Northwestern University. In the clinical setting, he has formerly served as the associate director of pediatric education in the community setting and the medical director of both utilization management and the Navigate My Care program at Nationwide Children's, the associate chief medical officer of the Center for Excellence at Ann & Robert H. Lurie's Children's Hospital of Chicago, and the president of Central Ohio Primary Care. Currently, this expert serves as an associate professor of pediatrics at a prestigious university in Illinois.

This highly-qualified expert has over 30 years of experience in healthcare management. He earned his BA in political science from the American University and completed graduate coursework in health care public policy at the University of Chicago. Throughout his career, he has been highly involved in health care forums, having a hand in healthcare changes such as successfully lobbying Congress to include kidney transplantation in HR 1 in the 1970s. He has formerly served as the program director for the American Kidney Fund and the director of development for the National Kidney Foundation. He also served as the evaluation director of the Mayor's Office Model Cities Anti-Poverty Programs during the Daley administration in the city of Chicago. Currently, this expert serves as the CEO of two healthcare consulting firms and the president of a healthcare staffing organization.