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Business
Principles for Legal Nurse Consultants
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Jenny
Beerman, MN, RN practices nursing both as Clinical
Professor of Nursing at the University of Kansas Medical Center
and as a medical/surgical and critical care nurse in a metropolitan
Kansas City hospital. After graduating as a nurse in 1971,
she obtained clinical nursing experience in a variety of medical/surgical
and critical care areas including trauma, telemetry, medical
and surgical intensive care units. She has worked as a Cardiac
Clinical Nurse Specialist, was co-developer of a cardiac rehabilitative
program, and has taught nursing in a wide variety of medical
and surgical settings. She served as the Editor of the Journal
of Legal Nurse Consulting from l996-l998, and currently
is on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Nursing Law.
She has been a member of AALNC since l989 and has testified
in deposition and trial as an expert and expert fact witness.
She also is a member of the American Association of Critical
Care Nurses. She is a national speaker, as well as an author
for several textbooks and journals on legal nursing topics.
Ms. Beerman holds a degree in Psychology and a Masters Degree
in Nursing. She was named most outstanding nursing faculty
member in 2004 at the University of Kansas.
Elena
Capella, MSN/MPA, LNCC wrote "Managing Change".
Elena works as a legal nurse consultant for Catholic Healthcare
West. Prior to working as an LNC, Elena was a healthcare manager
with responsibilities for quality assurance and risk management.
During her tenure in healthcare management, Elena developed
an interest in education and teaches for the University of
San Francisco and at San Jose State University. The courses
she teaches are related to healthcare quality, leadership,
and organizational dynamics. Learning is an important part
of her life, and Elena is a student in the doctorate program
at the University of San Francisco. Her research is in the
area of physician leadership and the implementation of treatment
guidelines. Elena is a co-author of "Ethical Theory and
the Practice of the Legal Nurse Consultant" in the American
Association of Legal Nurse Consultant's publication, Legal
Nurse Consulting: Principles and Practice (2nd ed.). Her
interest in the educational use of multimedia lead her co-author
two papers published in the Association for the Advancement
of Computing in Education Digital Library, titled "Multimedia
Statistics: A Design-based Study of the Benefits of Student-generated
Multimedia for Learning in a Foundation-level Statistics Course",
and "Integrating Multimedia: Demonstrations of Student-generated
Multimedia Products".
Rose
Clifford RN authored "Working With Employees".
She is the Chief Executive Officer of Medical Analysis Resources,
Inc., a legal nurse consulting firm specializing in the analysis
of medical records for merit and the detection of fraud. Located
in Cynthiana, Kentucky, her firm has assisted attorneys, accounting
firms, and the federal government in medical record analysis
and fraud detection in Medicare fraud, billing practices of
health care providers, and PIP auto insurance claims for the
last 18 years. Her firm focuses on medical reviews for due
diligence, medical malpractice, personal injury, criminal
neglect, and false claims. As a past faculty member and lecturer
for the Medical-Legal Consulting Institute she has established
herself as a nationally recognized speaker and author. Recognizing
a need for novice legal nurse consultants to work closely
with mentors, Rose established an internship program for legal
nurse consultants. Ms. Clifford is a current member of the
Kentucky Nurses Association, American Association of Legal
Nurse Consultants, and the American Nurses Association. Rose
has co-authored textbook chapters on fraud and abuse in nursing
home litigation and nursing malpractice.
Deborah
D. D’Andrea, BSN, BA, RN authored "Working
with Subcontractors". She received her B.S.N. from Lewis
University in Illinois. Deborah is founder and president of
D’Andrea Consulting, Ltd, in Chicago. Ms. D’Andrea
has been providing litigation support to attorneys who have
cases focusing on health care issues, since 1986. Ms. D’Andrea’s
clinical expertise included medical-surgical, critical care
and trauma. She has been employed as an in-house legal nurse
consultant for one of Chicago’s leading plaintiff attorneys
and has testified as an expert witness. Her legal nurse consulting
firm provides litigation support for both plaintiff and defense
law firms as well as insurance companies. Ms. D’Andrea
lectures extensively on liability issues, presenting seminars
to nurses, paralegals, and attorneys. She is the past president
of the Greater Chicago Chapter of The American Association
of Legal Nurse Consultants and is a member of the Association
of Trial Lawyers of America and the American College of Legal
Medicine. Ms. D’Andrea has coauthored a chapter in the
textbooks Nursing Malpractice,
Nursing Home Litigation: Investigation
& Case Preparation and Legal
Nurse Consulting: Principles and Practice edited by Patricia
Iyer.
Patricia
A. Karalow, BA, RN, LNCC is the author of the Technology
and the Office chapter. She enjoys employment with the national
trial law firm of Bowman and Brooke LLP providing legal nurse
consulting services to trial attorneys with an emphasis on
creating visual presentations of the client’s case in
mediations, settlements, and trial. Ms. Karalow has been a
clinically active registered nurse since 1982 with over 13
years experience in the nursing of critically ill neonates,
children and adults and five years experience in a national
HMO providing case management services. She has been a legal
nurse consultant since 1998, with certification through the
American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants and has practiced
as an independent legal nurse consultant for six years. Ms.
Karalow received a Bachelor of Arts from Western International
University – cum laude, Phoenix, Arizona and graduated
from Little Company of Mary Hospital School of Nursing, Evergreen
Park, Illinois. She is self taught in computer applications
specific to her daily work which include programs such as
Summation®, Trial Director®, and Flash®. Ms. Karalow
also contributed her expertise in the chapter, “Use
of Technology in Demonstrative Evidence”, Legal
Nurse Consulting: Principles and Practice, 2nd ed.
Betty
B. Joos MEd, BSN, RN authored the chapter on "Ethics
and the Legal Nurse Consultant’s Business". Her
nursing background includes pulmonary, emergency nursing,
school nursing, and more than 20 years as a nursing and allied
health educator. She has been a nurse consultant since the
late 1980s and is a charter member of AALNC. Ms. Joos began
her nurse consulting career working for a defense law firm
in Atlanta; she became an independent practitioner in the
early 1990s and has maintained an independent practice since
that time. She also helped develop a legal nurse consulting
program at a school in Atlanta and taught in that program
for several years. She has consulted with other colleges and
universities in the setting up of their LNC programs and co-authored
the book, Marketing
for the Legal Nurse Consultant. Ms. Joos served on the
national AALNC board in 1991-92 and was on the editorial board
of the AALNC newsletter Network, and the Journal of Legal
Nurse Consulting from 1991 until 1998. She has served as President
of the Atlanta Chapter of AALNC and remains active in that
group. Her current practice remains in defense medical malpractice,
personal injury, and products liability issues.
Robert
Morrison, BSN, RN wrote "Client Relationships".
He is the founder and current President of ANC Consulting,
Inc., a legal nurse consulting firm serving clients throughout
the Midwest, and the west coast. His case management career
covers more than 10 years, serving both public health and
occupational populations, and he has worked in healthcare
since 1987. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from
the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Pattie
Patterson, RN, LNCC, CLCP authored "Billing
and Collections". She is the owner of Medical-Legal Interface,
a legal nurse consulting and life care planning firm. She
has served both behind the scenes as well as an expert witness
in both hospital and home health issues, for both plaintiff
and defense cases. She has a nationwide client base. Her practice
covers the gamut of areas, but an emphasis is placed on catastrophic
injuries and illnesses. With more than 27 years of clinical
experience, in various medical settings, she has a wide variety
of experience. She started her nursing career as an LPN, and
received her associate degree in nursing from Regents College
in Albany, New York. She has written several published articles
in legal publications and has spoken on many topics, both
related to the practice of legal nurse consulting as well
as nursing issues. She continues to teach in the home health
field when time allows, and truly enjoys that aspect of nursing.
She is currently the president of the Central Virginia Chapter
of the AALNC and is also Director at Large for the LNC Section
of the West Virginia Bar Association. She is very active in
AALNC on a national level, as well. She is also editor and
a founding member of a newsletter published for attorneys.
Debra
A Summers, BSN, RN, LHRM, LNCC authored the "Essentials
of Marketing" chapter. Debra received a Bachelor of Science
from Florida Southern College of Nursing and is a licensed
claims adjuster and healthcare risk manager. She is Director-at-Large
for the Greater Orlando Chapter of AALNC and chairs the Education
Committee. Debra also developed the chapter's legal nurse
consultant mentorship program in conjunction with the Orange
County Bar Association Legal Aid Society Volunteer Advocates
for Children Program. Debra is president and founder of Summers
Westfall Claims, Inc. and spent five years investigating medical
malpractice, nursing home abuse and neglect, and personal
injury defense claims for Adventist Health Systems Sunbelt
Healthcare Corporation.
Lenora
Smith, MSN, RN wrote the "Business Aspects of
Expert Witnessing" chapter. She is the sole proprietor
of Carolina Nurse Consultants, a legal nurse consulting firm
specializing in medical malpractice, personal injury, worker's
compensation, and product liability. She has been a testifying
witness in emergency and home health nursing cases. She is
currently a case manager with a local hospital in NC. Lenora
received her ADN degree from Davidson County Community College,
her BSN with honors from the University of NC at Greensboro,
and her master's with honors from the University of Phoenix.
She is a founding member and past president of the Greater
Charlotte Chapter of the AALNC and in 2003 was elected to
the nominating committee of the national organization. She
is active in several nursing organizations, including the
American Nurses Association, NC Nurses Association, and Sigma
Theta Tau National Nursing Honor Society, as well as the AALNC.
Teresa
M. Treiger, MA, CCM, CPUR. RN authored the "Website
Design and Maintenance" chapter. She is a clinical content
developer for McKesson Health Solutions, as well as an independent
consultant. She owns TMF WebDesign and specializes in website
development for small business and professional organizations.
During her career, she worked in acute care and rehabilitation
facilities and managed care organizations. Mrs. Treiger has
been a registered nurse for over twenty years. She received
a nursing degree from Labouré College, a Baccalaureate
in Healthcare Administration from Stonehill College and a
Master’s Degree in Organizational Management from the
University of Phoenix. She is a Certified Case Manager by
the Commission for Case Management Certification, as well
as a Certified Professional in Utilization Review. She serves
as President of the Case Management Society of New England
and as Moderator for the Managed Care Community of Practice
for the Case Management Society of America. She is a member
of the Massachusetts Association for Healthcare Quality and
the American Academy of Case Managers.
Lynda
Watson BSN, RN along with Jenny Beerman,
authored the "Getting Started as a Legal Nurse Consultant"
chapter. Lynda received her Bachelor of Science Degree in
Nursing in 1978 From Marycrest College in Davenport, Iowa.
She has been as a critical care Nurse for 26 years. She has
been a member of the American Association of Critical Care
Nurses for 25 years and retained CCRN certification for 18
years. Ms. Watson was a CPR instructor for 3 years, and has
been an ACLS Instructor since 1996. Ms. Watson established
her independent LNC business in 1998 in Kansas and has been
a member of AALNC since 1999. She is a consulting expert and
expert witness for both defense and plaintiff attorneys. Ms.
Watson has been published in the Missouri Lawyer Weekly
and is the author of a bimonthly newsletter.
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