Hospital Administration Expert Witnesses in Massachusetts

Emergency Medicine, Hospital Administration - COVID, overdose, anaphylaxis, appendicitis, fraud, hospital administration, mental health, aortic dissection, sexual assault, myocardial infarction, fractures, negligence, sepsis, wound care, trauma, cardiac arrest, brain hemorrhage, stroke, medical devices, aneurysm

Background: Dr. Kella is a board-certified emergency medicine physician who practices in the Washington D.C. area. In his twenty years of practice, he has worked both clinically and as a hospital executive in large hospital systems and has received awards for hospital safety and quality initiatives. He currently practices in the Washington, D.C. area and has been retained in high-profile civil and federal matters by firms across the country. Dr. Kella has both a clinical and executive background, with an MBA in hospital administration and 15 years of experience in hospital administrative and consulting roles. He is frequently retained for his expertise in corporate negligence matters. He is also a chief medical officer and experienced health tech expert retained for his experience with medical devices and products. Board-certified in Emergency Medicine, and highly experienced expert witness, having reviewed over 400 cases and having testified 15 times in the past 2 years. R...

Boston, Massachusetts

Medical Management, Internal Medicine - Hospital Liability, Hospital Negligence, Hospital Administration, Peer Review, Delayed Diagnosis, Missed Diagnosis, EMTALA, Sepsis, Falls, Sexual Assault, Infection Prevention, Credentialing, Privileging, Anticoagulation, Wrong Site Surgery, Medication Error, Safe Discharge

Award winning and highly experienced patient safety physician executive. 20+ years of Hospital and Health System Administration Experience including Chief Quality Officer for 1,900 bed and 4,000 physician healthcare system. Founder and Former President of Society of Physician Quality Officers. Co-Founder and Senior Advisor: Harvard Medical School Quality and Patient Safety Fellowship. 20+ Years’ experience overseeing quality, patient safety, and developing procedures, policies, clinical guidelines and protocols. National and international teaching experience. Harvard educate and trained. Harvard Faculty. Past Vice-President, Board of Directors, Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Error. Extensive experience in developing programs for hospital quality, patient safety, and peer review and addressing issues such as Joint Commission Standards, Regulatory Quality Requirements, DNV Standards, Credentialing and Privileging, Medical Ethics, Infection Prevent...

Salem, Massachusetts

Hospital Administration, Life Care Planning - Certified Case Manager, CCM, Hospital Case Management, Care Coordination, Utilization Review, Discharge Planning, Post-Acute Care, Resource Utilization, Transition Planning, Regulatory Compliance, Patient Safety, Readmission Reduction, Patient Outcome, Skilled Nursing Facility Transitions

With over 40 years of nursing experience and more than 25 years in case management leadership, Lee Ann Baldini brings an exceptional depth of knowledge in coordinating and optimizing patient care transitions. As Director of Case Management at a major medical center, she oversees comprehensive case management services, ensuring compliance, efficient resource use, and quality outcomes across campuses. Her strategic approach to discharge planning and interdisciplinary collaboration has resulted in reduced readmission rates, improved patient satisfaction, and streamlined transitions to post-acute care. Lee Ann's expertise as a Certified Case Manager (CCM) and extensive background in clinical nursing make her a highly qualified expert witness for cases related to care coordination, discharge planning, and hospital utilization management. Case Work Includes: · Case Management Operations and Policy Implementation · Hospital Utilization Review and Resource Allocation · Discharge Plannin...

Newton Highlands, Massachusetts

Hospital Administration, Hospice and Palliative Care - Hospital Corporate Negligence, Hospital Liability, Hospital administration, Hospice care, Hospice fraud, healthcare fraud, Credentialing, Policies and procedures, Mental Health, Covid, sepsis, hemorrhage, medical billing, qui tam, medical necessity, DNR, end of life, hospital advertising

Highly experienced hospital corporate negligence, hospital credentialing and hospice expert witness. Reviewed over 800 cases and testified in 48 trials and depositions over 23 years. Trained at Dartmouth and Brown medical schools. Previous Assistant Professor appointment at Harvard Medical School. Practiced internal medicine for 24 years. Served as medical director and chief medical officer for Beth Israel Deaconess Physician Organization for 15 years in Boston. Former chief of medical services at Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Boston, MA and New England Deaconess Psychiatric unit. Former editor for Journal of the American Medical Association. Served as chief medical officer for Arcadia -- a data aggregation and analytics company providing population health services to large healthcare organizations. Currently practice in hospice for Care Dimensions hospice in Lincoln, Mass. Experienced speaker and presenter.