Clinical Practice Guidelines Expert Witnesses

Noblesville, Indiana

Hospitalist, Family Medicine - Transitions of care, Use and interpretation of clinical practice guidelines, Supervision of APPs, Polypharmacy, Escalation of care, Medication side effects, Nocturnist, Systems-based care processes, Standard of Care, Available Nationwide

Board-certified Family Medicine physician with experience in inpatient hospital medicine, nocturnist coverage, outpatient primary care, and medical education. Clinical practice has included community hospitals, residency training programs, and integrated health systems. AREAS RELEVANT TO EXPERT WITNESS WORK Standards of care in family medicine and hospital medicine Inpatient and outpatient physician clinical decision-making Hospitalist and nocturnist care Supervision of advanced practice providers Escalation of care decision-making, including timing and appropriateness of consultation, transfer, higher level of monitoring, or higher acuity care settings Use and interpretation of clinical practice guidelines, including guideline strength, level of evidence, applicability to individual patients, and impact on treatment standards Transitions of care, including handoffs, discharge planning, follow-up coordination, and cross-provider communication Impact of medical techn...

Raynham, Massachusetts

Physician Assistant - Urgent Care Medicine, Splinting, Diagnostic Testing Interpretation, Standard of Care Analysis, Negligence Evaluation, Primary Care, Laceration, Missed Diagnoses, Advanced Practice Provider (APP), Clinical Practice Guidelines, Evidence-Based Medicine, Wound Care, Acute Care, Fracture Management

Brittney McDonald is a certified physician associate with a doctorate in healthcare leadership in health law. She has been in practice for over 3 years, always full time in Urgent Care. She has provided care to more than 15,000 patients. She has expansive knowledge on worker’s compensation and malpractice through both personal and professional experience. Recently, she published her thesis on "The Legal Implications of Physician Assistants Providing Telehealth Services Across State Lines." She is a member of American Academy of Physician Associates, The Academy of Physician Associates in Legal Medicine and the Urgent Care Association. She has completed extensive education on urgent care and emergency medicine as well as clinical documentation and malpractice exposure.