Expertise Description
I have over 30 years experience in the field of Medical Administration. My experience includes hospital administration, staffing, and quality of care, as well as hospital standards, facility accreditation, quality monitoring, peer review, policies and procedures, joint commission issues, medical records, medical staff affairs, credentialing, human resources, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) accreditation, JCAHO credentialing, medical staff affairs, physician credentialing, and medical quality assessment and review. I have prior expert witness experience.Areas of Expertise
Expert Witness
My expert witness experience includes issues of quality and performance, competence and credentials of providers, and regulatory issues.
Consulting Experience
My consulting services include: Surveyor and Senior Teaching Faculty – inspected and made accreditation decisions concerning hundreds of hospitals and other healthcare organizations; Consulting, lecturing, and providing educational courses to hospitals, ambulatory centers, and healthcare organizations, on healthcare quality, peer review, performance measurement, medical staff credentials, and preparation for JCAHO, and other regulatory inspections; editorial board of a medical journal; Director of development for primary cares clinics for retail environments; Director of Accreditation of the national urgent care organization.
Education
| Degree | Subject | Institution | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.D. | University of Southern California | |||
| B.A. | Harvard College | |||
Licenses Certifications
| National Board of Medical Examiners |
| Board Certified |
| American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology |
| Licensure – New York and New Jersey |
Awards & Affiliation
| Harvard College – Magna cum Laude |
Primary Affiliation
American Psychiatric Association
Partial List of Consulting Expert Witness Cases
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