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Medical
Legal Aspects of Medical Records
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Patricia Iyer, MSN, RN, LNCC, earned her Bachelor
of Science in Nursing and Masters of Science in Nursing from University
of Pennsylvania. She has earned the certification of Legal Nurse
Consultant Certified. Patricia served for five years on the Board
of Directors of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants,
including one year as the President from 2002-2003. Additionally
she was the first chair of the Educational Steering Committee
(for a term of two years) and received the distinguished Lifetime
Achievement Service Award from AALNC in 2005. Patricia has
edited or coauthored numerous books for nurses and attorneys,
including Medical Legal Aspects
of Pain and Suffering, Nursing
Home Litigation: Investigation and Case Preparation,
Nursing Malpractice,
and Nursing Documentation:
A Nursing Process Approach. Patricia is president of
Med League Support Services, Inc., a legal nurse consulting company
in Flemington, NJ which was established in 1989. She has taught
hundreds of attorneys and paralegals about medical records and
medical legal topics, and thousands of nurses about nursing documentation
and risk management.
Barbara
Levin, BSN, RN, ONC, LNCC obtained her Bachelor of Science
in Nursing from Boston University School of Nursing. She is also
a certified orthopaedic nurse and has received the recognition
of Advanced Clinician at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston,
Massachusetts where she works in the orthopaedic/trauma unit.
Barbara draws on a wealth of 21 years of nursing experience in
a myriad of clinical settings, Barbara is an accomplished speaker
and writer, and also works with other providers at facilities
and organizations to redesign policies and procedures. In addition
to her clinical activities, Barbara is an experienced legal nurse
consultant providing an educational foundation for her clients
in a variety of roles. She has earned the distinction of Legal
Nurse Consultant Certified and served as the President of the
American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants 2004-2005. Barbara
also serves as a valued member of the Massachusetts Tribunal,
working together with a judge and an attorney, to determine the
direction of medical malpractice claims.
Mary
Ann Shea, JD, BS, RN earned her Juris Doctor from St.
Louis University School of Law, and her Bachelor of Science in
Psychology and Associate of Arts in Nursing from Maryville University.
She molded her dual law and nursing expertise into the medical/legal
arena by practicing in both plaintiff and defense personal injury
law firms, serving as a Director of Quality Assurance and Risk
Management, being an independent medical/legal consultant on hundreds
of cases involving medical analysis, teaching legal nurse consulting
courses, as well as presenting hundreds of risk management seminars
to medical, legal and nursing professionals nationwide. Mary Ann
is the author of Documentation Through the Attorney's Eyes
and has been a contributing author in several textbooks, has written
informational articles in nursing publications, and has been quoted
in medical and legal publications. She is a member of the Missouri
Bar, is active on the Solo and Small Firm Practice Committee,
and serves as an active member of the Bar Association of Metropolitan
St. Louis. Mary Ann also served as President of the American Association
of Legal Nurse Consultants from 2003 to 2004 and continues to
provide leadership and professional direction to many of AALNC’s
chapters and members.
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