Quality Improvement Expert Witnesses

Gilbert, Arizona

Nursing Home Administration, Assisted Living - Nursing Homes, Assisted Living, Regulatory Compliance, Long term Care, Post Acute Care, Abuse and Neglect, Memory Care, Quality Improvement, Falls, Standard of Care, Resident Safety, Abuse, Neglect

Highly accomplished and experienced Nursing Home Administrator and Assisted Living Manager with 20+ years of experience in long term care and assisted living administration. Experience includes operational and risk management, regulatory compliance, development and implementation of policies and procedures, quality assurance and process improvement, contract management, memory care, post-acute/transitional care, and human resource management. Experienced Expert Witness available for medical records, charts and other document review, case disposition, depositions and court testimonies.

Rolling Hills Estates, California

Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine - Pediatrics, Airway management, Appendicitis, Trauma, Transport Medicine, Sedation, Febrile illness, Sepsis, Asthma, Newborn Care, Allergic Reaction, Tele-medicine, Meningitis, Dehydration, Abdominal pain, Fractures, Head Injury, Chest pain, Pain management, Resident Supervision

Durango, Colorado

Gastroenterology, Obesity - Hepatology, Upper Endoscopy, GI Bleed, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Colonoscopy, Decision Making Under Pressure, Celiac Disease, Patient Communication, Multidisciplinary Approach, Colon Cancer Screening, IBS, pH Monitoring, Dilation, Perforation, Functional Disorders, Quality Improvement, Disparities

I am a board-certified internal medicine physician and gastroenterologist serving the Durango, Colorado community at Digestive Health Associates. With a commitment to providing compassionate, cutting-edge care, I specialize in diagnosing and managing a wide range of digestive and liver conditions. I earned my Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the University of New England and completed my residency at Lankenau Medical Center. I further honed my expertise during my gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville, where I served as Chief Fellow. Throughout my training, I received recognition for my clinical research and excellence in gastroenterology. A dedicated researcher, I have authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and presented my findings at national and international conferences. I am particularly passionate about addressing health disparities and improving access to care for underserved populations. I am currently boa...

Tampa, Florida

Legal Nurse Consulting, Nurse - Critical Care, Hospice, Home Care, Long-term Care, Critical Care Transport, EMS, Labor Relations, Quality Improvement, Legal Nurse Consultant, Nurse Paralegal, Medical and Billing Records

Ms. Mary Jorgensen has over 32 years of nursing experience in various settings, including critical care, hospice, home care, long-term care, critical care transport, EMS, labor relations, and quality improvement. She was board certified as a critical care nurse during her bedside career and is now a board-certified Legal Nurse Consultant. She worked as a Nurse Paralegal for DLA in New York for the defense team of a major pharmaceutical company in class action diet drug litigations. She worked for Deacon Moulds & Stofer, PA in St. Petersburg, Florida, as a Nurse Paralegal in defense of medical malpractice claims and as the in-house consulting expert for allegations of long-term care negligence. Now, as a Nurse Consultant, Ms. Jorgensen applies her extensive, broad clinical-based knowledge to review and analyze medical and billing records to assist consultants and clients in understanding the medical aspects of each case and how her findings impact the overall case value. She pr...

Kailua, Hawaii

Emergency Medicine, Health Informatics - Emergency Medicine, Health Informatics, Clinical Informatics, Medical Records, Electronic Health Records, EHR, EMR, Alert Fatigue, Clinical Documentation, Quality Improvement

Dr. Baker is board certified in both Emergency Medicine and Clinical Informatics. Clinical practice includes more than 30 years of emergency medicine. He was in the first group of physicians to become board certified in clinical informatics. He is on faculty at the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine and teaches a graduate level course in Health Informatics. He Is the Medical Informatics Director at his primary hospital and a past Chief-of-Staff. He coordinates the emergency department informatics committee for a four-hospital system and assisted with the Epic implementation for all four hospitals. He is licensed in Hawaii and California. He trained at Harbor - UCLA Medical Center and worked in California prior to moving to Hawaii. He has recent informatics training through Oregon Health and Science University.

Woodridge, Illinois

Hospitalist - Hospital Medicine, Hospitalist, Inpatient Care, Standard of Care, Sepsis, Stroke, DVT/PE, Medication Errors, Failure to Diagnose, Discharge Planning, Heart Failure, Pneumonia, Acute Kidney Injury, Anticoagulation, Documentation, Patient Safety, Quality Improvement

I am a board‑certified Hospital Medicine physician with extensive experience in the diagnosis and management of acute medical conditions in the inpatient setting. My clinical practice includes the evaluation and treatment of sepsis, stroke, heart failure, pneumonia, acute kidney injury, anticoagulation management, and complex medical admissions. I have managed thousands of hospitalized patients and am highly familiar with standards of care, clinical pathways, and hospital policies governing inpatient medicine. My expertise includes medical decision‑making, failure‑to‑diagnose allegations, delayed treatment, medication errors, fall risk assessment, discharge planning, readmission prevention, and interdisciplinary communication. I have significant experience with EMR documentation standards, patient safety initiatives, and quality improvement processes. I am skilled in reviewing medical records, identifying deviations from standard of care, and providing clear, objective, and well‑s...

Illinois

Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine - Patient Safety, Informed Consent, Airway Management, Risk Management, Pre-op assessment, Postop care, Nerve damage, Pain Management, MAC, Regional Anesthesia, Neuraxial anesthesia, Obstetric anesthesia, Pediatric anesthesia, Quality improvement, Surgical Home, Standard of care, Legal Consultant, CRNA supervision

Robert J. Zimmanck, MD, FASA Anesthesiology Expert Witness | Medicolegal Consultant Dr. Robert Zimmanck is a board-certified anesthesiologist and Fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiologists with over a decade of clinical practice and healthcare leadership. A graduate of the Medical College of Wisconsin, he brings deep specialty knowledge across anesthesia standards of care, perioperative risk assessment, and patient safety systems to his medicolegal practice. Dr. Zimmanck served as Chair of Anesthesia Patient Safety and Quality Committees for a prominent Midwest anesthesia group, where he led the development of institutional safety protocols and quality improvement initiatives. As Medical Director at a Wisconsin hospital, he designed the region's first Anesthesia Perioperative Surgical Home — a model integrating coordinated perioperative care across surgical disciplines. He currently serves on his hospital's mortality review committee, as Region 1 Director for the Wisconsi...

Union, Kentucky

Endocrinology, Diabetes - Adrenal, Cushing's Disease, Thyroid, Hypothyroidism, Hyperthyroidism, Parathyroid, Osteoporosis, DKA, Pituitary, Obesity, GLP-1, Addison's Disease, Population Health, Quality Improvement, Growth Hormone, Testosterone, Hypogonadism, Hormone, Hormone Replacement

I am a physician licensed to practice medicine in the state of Kentucky. I am a clinical endocrinologist at the St. Elizabeth Physicians Regional Diabetes Center. I am also the Clinical Director of Value-Based Performance and Director of Endocrinology Research for St. Elizabeth Physicians. I am an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Kentucky. I am the Northern Kentucky course director for MD 824: Endocrinology and Reproductive Systems. I hold hospital privileges at the St. Elizabeth Hospitals in Northern Kentucky. I have post-graduate medical education in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism. I maintain an active board certification in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism. I have been in active clinical practice in Endocrinology for over 16 years. I see approximately 200 patients monthly treating Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes and another 200 patients monthly for other endocrinologic diseases.

Saint Louis, Missouri

Insurance, Medical Management - Medicaid, Managed Care, Medicare, Dual Eligible, Marketplace, Medical Policy, Utilization Management, Risk Management, Payer Operations, Quality Improvement, Regulatory Compliance, Expert Witness, Internal Medicine, Corporate Compliance, Medicare Advantage, Utilization Review, Access to Care, Population Health, Insurance

Physician executive, internist, MBA, and thought leader in managed care with 27 years of leadership experience across Medicaid, Medicare, Dual Eligible/D-SNP, Marketplace, utilization management, medical policy, quality performance, population health, and payer operations. Former Senior Vice President and Corporate Chief Medical Officer for Centene, a Fortune 25 healthcare enterprise, and Washington University faculty member with extensive experience in enterprise clinical strategy, risk management, and work with corporate lawyers, corporate compliance, and senior leadership on litigation-related matters, depositions, fair hearings, regulatory issues, medical affairs, and complex managed care operations Washington University faculty member, with appointments in the School of Medicine, School of Law, Olin Business School, and Brown School of Social Work. Board-certified internist, Fellow of the American College of Physicians, and Missouri-licensed physician. Earned an MD from Washin...

Berkeley Hts, New Jersey

Nurse, Forensic Medicine - HIPAA compliance, Child/Adult Abuse, Forensic nursing, Sexual Assault Adult/child, IPV/DV, Strangulation, Evidence collection, Human Trafficking, Medical chronology, Standard of care, Quality improvement, Medical Record Review, Risk Management, Case Evaluation, Documentation audit, Medical Malpractice, Forensic charting, Neuro chart

Forensic Nurse Consultant and Expert Witness specializing in sexual assault medical forensic examinations (SAMFE/SANE practice), intimate partner violence/domestic violence, physical abuse injury assessment, and non-fatal strangulation. I provide litigation support for plaintiff and defense counsel, including case merit review, medical record review, medical chronology, standard-of-care analysis, and expert reports grounded in peer-reviewed literature and national forensic nursing standards. I am routinely engaged for expert testimony on forensic nursing scope of practice, evidence collection and preservation, chain of custody, injury interpretation and documentation, trauma-informed care, and the medical significance of strangulation-related findings, evolving injury patterns, and follow-up care needs. I have been qualified as an expert in non-fatal strangulation, physical abuse, and sexual assault, and I have supported multiple pretrial proceedings including 104 hearings. I have ...

Princeton, New Jersey

Pediatric Hospitalist, Pediatrics - inpatient, hospital, NRP, cellulitis, pediatric surgery, asthma, pediatric infectious disease, emergency department, CODE, bronchiolitis, transfers, MHCI, quality improvement, malpractice, PALS, stabilization, pediatrics

I trained at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and did my residency at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. I have worked for CHOP for 30 years as a Pediatric Hospitalist first at Abington Memorial Hospital and currently at Penn Medicine Princeton Health. I am Board Certified in Pediatrics and in Pediatric Hospital Medicine. My focus is on clinical care and quality improvement. I am happy to analyze cases and evaluate clinical care based on meeting the standard of care. I am currently working on a Master of Health Care Innovation (MCHI) at The University of Pennsylvania while still actively treating and evaluating patients in our ER and on the inpatient unit. My experience includes stabilizing children for transfer should they need to go to a tertiary care setting. I am current in PALS, NRP and ATLS/ACLS.

Ohio

Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine - Patient Safety, Informed Consent, Airway Management, Risk Management, Pre-op assessment, Postop care, Nerve damage, Pain Management, MAC, Regional Anesthesia, Neuraxial anesthesia, Obstetric anesthesia, Pediatric anesthesia, Quality improvement, Surgical Home, Standard of care, Legal Consultant, CRNA supervision

Robert J. Zimmanck, MD, FASA Anesthesiology Expert Witness | Medicolegal Consultant Dr. Robert Zimmanck is a board-certified anesthesiologist and Fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiologists with over a decade of clinical practice and healthcare leadership. A graduate of the Medical College of Wisconsin, he brings deep specialty knowledge across anesthesia standards of care, perioperative risk assessment, and patient safety systems to his medicolegal practice. Dr. Zimmanck served as Chair of Anesthesia Patient Safety and Quality Committees for a prominent Midwest anesthesia group, where he led the development of institutional safety protocols and quality improvement initiatives. As Medical Director at a Wisconsin hospital, he designed the region's first Anesthesia Perioperative Surgical Home — a model integrating coordinated perioperative care across surgical disciplines. He currently serves on his hospital's mortality review committee, as Region 1 Director for the Wisconsi...

Johnson City, Tennessee

Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine, Hospital Administration - Health Systems, NICU, Quality Improvement, Physician Staffing, NEC, HIE, Neonatal Sepsis, Extreme Prematurity, PPHN, System Failure, Neonatal Brain Injury

27 years' experience as a neonatologist, 20 years' experience in NICU Quality Improvement, 13 years' experience as NICU Medical Director, 3 years' experience as a health system Chief Quality Officer, 3 years' experience in expert witness consulting. AAPL Certified Physician Executive. Completed IHI CQO School.

Franklin, Wisconsin

Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine - Patient Safety, Informed Consent, Airway Management, Risk Management, Pre-op assessment, Postop care, Nerve damage, Pain Management, MAC, Regional Anesthesia, Neuraxial anesthesia, Obstetric anesthesia, Pediatric anesthesia, Quality improvement, Surgical Home, Standard of care, Legal Consultant, CRNA supervision

Robert J. Zimmanck, MD, FASA Anesthesiology Expert Witness | Medicolegal Consultant Dr. Robert Zimmanck is a board-certified anesthesiologist and Fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiologists with over a decade of clinical practice and healthcare leadership. A graduate of the Medical College of Wisconsin, he brings deep specialty knowledge across anesthesia standards of care, perioperative risk assessment, and patient safety systems to his medicolegal practice. Dr. Zimmanck served as Chair of Anesthesia Patient Safety and Quality Committees for a prominent Midwest anesthesia group, where he led the development of institutional safety protocols and quality improvement initiatives. As Medical Director at a Wisconsin hospital, he designed the region's first Anesthesia Perioperative Surgical Home — a model integrating coordinated perioperative care across surgical disciplines. He currently serves on his hospital's mortality review committee, as Region 1 Director for the Wisconsi...