Deborah Watkins, MHL, MSN, RN, CCM, CRRN, CLCP, MSCC, LNCC, DipACLM

Sarasota, Florida
Deborah Watkins, MHL, MSN, RN, CCM, CRRN, CLCP, MSCC, LNCC, DipACLM Expert Witness
Curriculum Vitae

RN Expert in Bodily Injury & Insurance Practices

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Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

General Specialties:

Life Care Planning and Medical Management

Keywords/Search Terms:

Rehabilitation, Orthopedic, Catastrophic /Complex/Chronic Disease, Developmental Disability, Adult, Pediatric, Workers Comp, Liability, Data Analysis, Medical File Review, Bill Review, Medical Cost Projections, Medicare Secondary Payer, Case Management, Disputes, Denials, Appeals, Legal Nurse Consulting

Education:

MHL (MBA/MPH), Brown University; MSN, University of Phoenix; BSN, Southern Adventist University

Years in Practice:

20+

Additional Information

Nurse Leader Bridging Bedside Clinical Practice and Insurance knowledge. Deborah holds a Master’s in healthcare leadership (MHL), a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) and an active Registered Nurse (RN) license. She is a Certified Case Manager (CCM), Certified Registered Rehabilitation Nurse (CRRN), Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP), Medicare Set-Aside Certified Consultant (MSCC), Legal Nurse Consultant Certified (LNCC) and a Diplomat of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. Deborah has bedside experience in Neonatal ICU, Pediatric ICU, Adult ICU, Medical-Surgical and Rehabilitation Nursing, including home health care. Insurance experience in commercial health, Medicare, Medicaid, workers compensation, auto-liability and disability (STD/LTD) medical management, including catastrophic spinal cord injury, brain injury, concussion, amputations, multiple trauma and rehabilitation as well as many chronic disease states. Retained by both Defense and Plaintiff attorneys, she brings 20+ years of medical record reviews for Life Care Planning with Expert Witness experience in both State and Federal litigation, including mass tort claims. As an early adopter of data analysis and AI, Ms. Watkins founded an award-winning machine-learning medical forecasting tool for Medicare Set-Asides in 2016 and a timely COVID-19 calculator in 2020, with proven results and actuarial endorsement. She is a recognized leader and speaker at National Conferences on topics related to Life Care Planning, Healthcare Trends and the Use of AI in HealthTech and InsurTech. REGISTERED NURSE (RN) – STATE OF FLORIDA CERTIFIED REHABILITATION REGISTERED NURSE (CRRN) CERTIFIED CASE MANAGER (CCM) CERTIFIED LIFE CARE PLANNER (CLCP) MEDICARE SET ASIDE CONSULTANT CERTIFIED (MSCC) LEGAL NURSE CONSULTANT CERTIFIED (LNCC) DIPLOMAT AMERICAN COLLEGE OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE (DipACLM) Association of Certified Life Care Planners (A-CLCP) American Association of Nurse Life Care Planners (AANLCP) International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals (IARP/ ISLCP) Case Management Society of America (CMSA) Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN), Health Policy Committee Member, Past American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants (AALNC), Director at Large, Greater Orlando Chapter Developmental Disabilities Nurses Association (DDNA) Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM), Associate Member Alliance of Professional Health Advocates (PACE) American College of LifeStyle Medicine (ACLM) Sigma Theta Tau International Nurses Honor Society (STTI) Medicare Set Aside Network (MSPN) American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)