EMR Expert Witnesses in North Carolina

This highly-qualified expert has over 20 years of experience as a hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis nurse. She is a licensed registered nurse in South Carolina, is certified by DaVita as a hemodialysis educator and peritoneal dialysis preceptor, and holds a certification in healthcare effectiveness data and information set. Her work has focused on standard of care, review and analysis of medical records, dialysis quality management, dialysis vascular access, dialysis education, and fistula, graft, CVC, and tunneled peritoneal dialysis catheter assessment and evaluation. This expert has formerly served as a renal nurse case manager for the Renal Care Network, quality management coordinator for DaVita Dialysis, quality manager at the Union County Dialysis Center, and a home program facility administrator and inpatient dialysis clinical coordinator at two community hospitals with DaVita. She also worked with Fresenius Medical Care as an inpatient acute hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis nurse at Hamilton Medical Center and McLeod Health. Currently, this expert is a medical record reviewer for a healthcare management and technology firm.

30 years of employment in a community hospital advancing to the executive level as the organizations Chief Nursing Officer. Lead the organization to successful state and JCAHO surveys, knowledge of patient care and medical staff standards. Authored organizational policies and procedures in accordance with best practices. Oversight of 500 FTEs to include nursing and allied support staff for clinical care departments. Provided oversight administration for a long term nursing facility associated with the organization. Participated in CMS surveys. Actively worked with risk management and quality Improvement processes. Knowledge of HR policies and practices to include implementation and enforcement. Developed and implemented the entire operational process for a start up free medical community.

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.