Home Health Care Expert Witnesses

Physician Assistant, Home Health Care - home health aid management, HHA negligence, CNA abuse, Caregiver negligence, PCA oversight and training, PCA training, PCA supervision, medication errors, quality assurance, home care documentation, failure to monitor, failure to escalate care, elder abuse, care management, failure to report, long term care, elder exploitation

I am a board-certified Physician Assistant with over 25 years of clinical experience, including 16+ years as a home care specialist. I am the current owner and CEO of a non-medical home care agency, providing me with direct, hands-on, real-time expertise in home care operations, PCA/CNA supervision, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance. My expert opinions focus on home care standard of care, supervision failures, caregiver training deficiencies, and quality assurance breakdowns in non-medical home care settings. This includes evaluating: Supervisory visit adequacy and oversight protocols PCA/CNA training and competency standards Care coordination and communication failures Failure to escalate care Home care and Home Health standard of care. Medication error patterns in home care Abuse and neglect detection mechanisms Home care agency policies and their implementation Documentation and clinical record deficiencies My operational experience distinguishes me from clinical-on...

Arizona

Nurse Practitioner, Nurse - Emergency, Urgent Care, Medical Bill Review, Orthopedics, GYN, Pediatrics, Acute Care, Personal Injury, Longterm care, Labor/delivery, Neonatal, Outpatient Care, CR35 exams, Oncology, Nursing standards, ICU, Life Care Planning, PACU/recovery room, Medical-surgical, home health care

Karen Wilkinson is a nurse practitioner who offers broad expertise in many types of nursing. She has 30+ years of clinical nursing experience and 20 years of nursing and paralegal faculty experience. She has authored many nursing/legal publications and has presented at national conferences. Over those 30 years of clinical work and nursing faculty roles, she has worked in various settings, including acute care hospitals, emergency departments, urgent care, outpatient clinics, pediatrics, orthopedics, pain management, PACU, anesthesia, intensive care, medical/surgical, oncology, GYN, infant and pediatric ICU, special care nursery, OB/post-partum, community health/home care, and long term care. As a nurse practitioner, Karen is uniquely qualified to assess a case's medical and nursing issues. Her years of nursing and faculty experience make her an expert in critiquing nursing, medical, and ancillary care. She has been trained and certified in medical bill review and life care pla...

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Physician Assistant, Home Health Care - home health aid management, HHA negligence, CNA abuse, Caregiver negligence, PCA oversight and training, PCA training, PCA supervision, medication errors, quality assurance, home care documentation, failure to monitor, failure to escalate care, elder abuse, care management, failure to report, long term care, elder exploitation

I am a board-certified Physician Assistant with over 25 years of clinical experience, including 16+ years as a home care specialist. I am the current owner and CEO of a non-medical home care agency, providing me with direct, hands-on, real-time expertise in home care operations, PCA/CNA supervision, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance. My expert opinions focus on home care standard of care, supervision failures, caregiver training deficiencies, and quality assurance breakdowns in non-medical home care settings. This includes evaluating: Supervisory visit adequacy and oversight protocols PCA/CNA training and competency standards Care coordination and communication failures Failure to escalate care Home care and Home Health standard of care. Medication error patterns in home care Abuse and neglect detection mechanisms Home care agency policies and their implementation Documentation and clinical record deficiencies My operational experience distinguishes me from clinical-on...

Boca Raton, Florida

Physical Medicine & Rehab, Pain Management - Medicine - Falls, Nursing Home, Stroke, Low Back Pain, neck pain, Sports Medicine, radiculopathy, neck pain, Home Health Care, car accidents, disability appeals, long term disability, long term care

Dr. Stuart Rubin has helped many clients better present their cases and better articulate their medical and functional concerns. Dr. Rubin has 33 + years experience and has performed over 1000 Disability Reviews, Chart Reviews and IMEs. He directed his outpatient pain and rehab clinic for 30 + years and has consulted in rehab hospitals and nursing homes for almost 20 yrs. His services are utilized throughout the United States. His clients include government agencies, the legal profession, the insurance industry and individuals. He has evaluated many professional athletes via third parties.) (TO SCHEDULE A COMPLIMENTARY STRATEGY SESSION - Email Dr. Rubin: DrRubin@StuartRubinMD.com Credentials: Dr. Rubin is double board certified in PMR and pain medicine. Board Certified: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Board Certified: Pain Medicine (ABMS) Qualified Medical Examiner - State of California Certified in Acupuncture - New York State New York State Workmen's Compensa...

Bedford, New York

Nurse, Legal Nurse Consulting - Nursing Standard of Care, Nursing Administration, Ambulatory Surgery, Surgical and Perioperative Nursing, Traumatic Brain Injury, Hospital Risk Management, Fall and Pressure Ulcer Prevention, Wound Care, Medication Safety, Nursing Home, Home Healthcare, Hospital Policy, Regulatory Compliance

Georgia J. Persky RN, MBA, PhD, CLNC, is an experienced nurse with over 40 years of broad adult care experience and 25 years of Senior Leadership in Healthcare Organizations. Dr. Persky served most recently as Vice-President of Nursing and Patient Care Services for New York Presbyterian Hospital at Columbia University Medical Center. For nine years, she was responsible for Patient Care Leadership and Risk and Quality Management for this 750 bed academic hospital. Currently, Dr. Persky serves hospitals in an interim management and consulting capacity and as a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant and Expert Witness for medical malpractice and personal injury cases serving plaintiff and defense attorneys. Areas of Expertise: Nursing Standards of Care  Hospital Nursing Care  Nursing Home Care  Home Health Care  Wound Care  Extravasation of Intravenous Line  Brachial Plexus Injury  Traumatic Brain Injury  Assault patient and staff •Surgical and Perioperative Nursing •Quality and...

Seattle, Washington

Nurse Practitioner, Nurse - Emergency, Urgent Care, Medical Bill Review, Orthopedics, GYN, Pediatrics, Acute Care, Personal Injury, Longterm care, Labor/delivery, Neonatal, Outpatient Care, CR35 exams, Oncology, Nursing standards, ICU, Life Care Planning, PACU/recovery room, Medical-surgical, home health care

Karen Wilkinson is a nurse practitioner who offers broad expertise in many types of nursing. She has 30+ years of clinical nursing experience and 20 years of nursing and paralegal faculty experience. She has authored many nursing/legal publications and has presented at national conferences. Over those 30 years of clinical work and nursing faculty roles, she has worked in various settings, including acute care hospitals, emergency departments, urgent care, outpatient clinics, pediatrics, orthopedics, pain management, PACU, anesthesia, intensive care, medical/surgical, oncology, GYN, infant and pediatric ICU, special care nursery, OB/post-partum, community health/home care, and long term care. As a nurse practitioner, Karen is uniquely qualified to assess a case's medical and nursing issues. Her years of nursing and faculty experience make her an expert in critiquing nursing, medical, and ancillary care. She has been trained and certified in medical bill review and life care pla...