Click on the image to enlarge. If you can tell me what it says, I will pat you on the back. Electronic medical records can confuse the analysis of a case. Scenario: Mrs. Smith sustained multiple trauma including a severe brain injury after a fall. She was minimally responsive and had severe contractures of all […]
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Business success preoccupies brilliant, wonderful, beautiful entrepreneurs with dreams to make a big footprint on the world. But making a big footprint isn’t what you have in common with an elephant. In fact, without changes, the elephant is far better equipped to make that big mark than most entrepreneurs will ever be. Why? Because of […]
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In the medical legal world, “if you didn’t chart it, you didn’t do it” engenders more fear in nurses than almost any other phrase as it is used to reiterate the importance of documentation. The phrase is also used to accuse nurses whose documentation is not complete. Incomplete documentation can dramatically affect a malpractice case. […]
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Is your email signature line working for you? My good friend David Newman made me rethink and redo ours after reading what he had to say. Consider these dos and donts when you write your legal nurse consultant email signature line. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ My marketing coaching client was redoing his website. (Can you FEEL his exhilaration?) […]
Read MoreWhy should you be using WordPress for your LNC website? 1. WordPress is Easy to Use Every LNC business needs to have a website today; that is a known fact. An important part of having a website is being able to easily add, change, and delete content that is on the site. WordPress allows all […]
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Ask for the case the right way! You are talking to an attorney who has a case that needs to be reviewed. You want the work. There are three key components to remember. The first key comes directly from Radical Leadership and is the most powerful concept that I have ever learned and employed in […]
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Injurious healthcare falls are one of the most common reasons why providers are sued. Spinal cord injuries, head injuries, and fractures make these serious cases for attorneys and nursing expert witnesses. Many states have regulations that govern who is qualified to act as a liability expert. These factors make a strong expert witness: a combination […]
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You’re a legal nurse consultant asked to be involved in analyzing liability for a healthcare fall. When injurious falls occur in a healthcare facility, a lawsuit may result. Here are some of the common deviations from the standard of care that may lead to a fall. The plaintiff’s expert witness may allege any of these […]
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You are a legal nurse consultant who is having a conversation with a prospect. Do you let your prospect explain? Get Curious, ASK QUESTIONS! In a sales conversation, if you are doing most of the talking… STOP! Trying to sell your product or service to someone without having a conversation to discover what it is […]
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Is this a valid medical malpractice case? A story of a medical event got my attention. Colleen Burns took an overdose of medications and was brought to the emergency department of St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center. A series of mistakes led to a near catastrophe. Colleen had been in a coma after the overdose, but […]
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