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- 456 A Methodical and Successful Plan to Build an LNC Business – Valerie Lane by Patricia Iyer MSN RN LNCC
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One of the most important questions for an LNC is: “How do I start/build my practice?” Valerie Lane, who has been a LNC since 2007, describes the step-by-step process that has built her successful career.
Her career path began with being a flight attendant. After careful research and consideration, she moved on to nursing. Following a career in the California Department of Corrections, she took a job as an LNC for a healthcare company. While in that position, she build her private LNC business.
She emphasizes, with many personal examples, the importance of networking in making the most productive connections. Valerie also stresses the necessity of being involved in a social network as a legal nurse consultant, stating that it is crucial for LNCs to have the ability to seek advice and help from each other.
In addition, she describes how she has benefitted from partnering with a mentor in a mastermind program. This has enabled her to have ready access to advice and guidance. In addition, it’s enabled her to develop her confidence in her ability to reach out to attorneys.
Though in some ways, Valerie’s career path is unique, it includes basic elements in building an LNC business. Her particular gift is to articulate the details of her process in a way that can benefit any LNC.
Join me in this episode of Legal Nurse Podcast to hear Valerie’s insights from a successful LNC career.
- How effective are connections and word-of-mouth networking in building an LNC practice?
- Why is public speaking an important way to get yourself known?
- Do you have to put a lot of money into starting an LNC practice?
- In terms of marketing, why is it sometimes most effective to choose one method and do it well?
- How does a varied career background strengthen LNC skills?
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Section One asks the provocative question, “Are you your friend or enemy?” Mindset matters for success. Get inspired by the techniques for tackling adversity.
Section Two helps you take advantage of one of the best ways to grow your business – to teach attorneys. Making presentations to attorneys is an excellent way to demonstrate your expertise and prove your value. Four powerful chapters give you the specifics on preparing for and delivering a polished professional presentation.
Section Three has pure inspiration. Five experienced legal nurse consultants share their stories of how they got started and grew their businesses. They reveal their triumphs and challenges so that you can benefit from their experiences.
Your Presenter
Valerie discovered her second career, nursing, due to encouragement from Vietnam Vet medic/RN to “write her own ticket,” while working as a Flight Attendant. She has been a nurse since 1994. Her experience includes Telemetry, MedSurg, Surgery and correctional nursing. Certification as an LNC in 2007 followed with correctional legal work and the founding of Lane & Associates.
In 2010 she accepted a corporate Risk Services LNC position, working up claims for defense. During that time, she opened a variety of cases. Currently her focus is on her business specializing in Personal Injury with a recent focus on TBI.
Connect with Valerie at ValerieLaneLegalNurse.com
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- 493 From Watchdog to LNC – Mary Ann Seibold by Patricia Iyer MSN RN LNCC
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In 2019, thirty percent of the money spent on healthcare in the U.S. was wasted through inappropriate care levels, unnecessary procedures, abuse, fraud, and other deviations from established standards of care. Mary Ann Seibold, who worked four years reviewing care given to Medicare Advantage patients explains how she went from Medicare watchdog to LNC and also the vital watchdog nature that utilization management plays in attempting to keep down the cost of wasteful medical activity.
As a nurse, she served on the front line of this reviewing process, and she asserts that nurses’ healthcare knowledge, familiarity with accepted standards of care, and evidence-based criteria processes are crucial in evaluating healthcare practices and procedures.
The specific standards within the insurance companies are stringent and specific. The several regulatory agencies involved in this process may have different standards, which usually means that the evaluating nurse chooses the more stringent of the standards.
Mary Ann explains what happens when a claim is denied. The process is long, time-consuming, and, since time is money, costly. In her professional life, Mary Ann transitioned from her work for Medicare Advantage to opening a practice as a legal nurse consultant. She found that the analytical skills she honed as a case evaluator transferred seamlessly to her work as an LNC. Understanding how the claims and payment process works in terms of insurance companies will broaden your expertise as an LNC. Be sure to listen to or read this podcast.
Join me in this episode of Legal Nurse Podcast to learn about the Connection between Medicare Watchdog to LNC
- What is utilization review?
- How does utilization review address waste in the medical industry?
- In what ways do the utilization review standards provide guidance for treatment?
- What does it mean for a claim to be denied?
- What role do Federal regulatory agencies play in the review process?
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Wherever you are on the path to legal nurse consulting career, you will benefit from these inspiring stories from successful LNCs. In this new second edition, Patricia Iyer tapped the expertise of her colleagues to bring you wit, wisdom, and lessons learned. The 42 chapters include updated chapters as well as 16 brand new chapters written by successful LNCs who are independents, expert witnesses and in-house consultants. The book is chock full of advice, encouragement, and humor.
You will also enjoy the expanded introductory chapter: “You know you are an LNC when. . .” and the all new chapter, “If I were to do it all over…” filled with advice from LNCs who define what they would have done differently. Learn from their wisdom; avoid expensive mistakes.
Who will find this book essential:
- Nurses considering starting a legal nurse consulting career
- Nurses in an LNC educational program
- Faculty teaching in an LNC program
- Inexperienced and experienced LNCs alike
What you will learn:
- How to get started as an LNC – and why there is not just one way
- How to draw strength from mentors
- How to strengthen and expand your practice
- How to overcome challenges in marketing
- and much more
Your Presenter From Watchdog to LNC – Mary Ann Seibold
Mary Ann Seibold is a registered nurse with over 12 years of experience in the healthcare field both clinically and administratively. After graduating with a BSN in nursing; she went to work as a medical-surgical and critical care nurse. After a few years MaryAnn went back to earn an MBA in Healthcare Administration; education she took to the insurance side of healthcare to review cases for the Medicare Advantage population. Currently, she owns and operates her own legal nurse consulting business Seibold and Associates Consulting Agency. Here she uses all her various experiences providing focused, insightful reviews for attorney clients.
Connect with Mary Ann seiboldconsultingagency.com
- 496 How to get started as an LNC – Kristin Stiner by Patricia Iyer MSN RN LNCC
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How to get started as an LNC? Nurses who are considering careers as LNC sometimes have a limited view of what this involves: being an expert witness at depositions and trials or finding such experts, and—the biggest obstacle for many—having one’s own business, possibly with employees.
They may also believe they have to invest thousands of dollars in education before they can make a dime.
Kristin Stiner, who began work as an LNC in 2019, provides an entirely different model. She got an extensive education in this field with ever formally completing a course, and she works at home as a subcontractor while homeschooling her young daughter. She loves her work and her life. She urges those who want to become LNCs to not feel that only one path to becoming a professional exists, and she emphasizes that your clinical experience is worth more than you realize.
She further advocates that when you are first starting out, it can make sense to take whatever work is available and to temporarily accept a lower starting rate. What matters is getting the practical education.
Kristin, who when younger dreamed of becoming a detective, has found her dream fulfilled through working as an LNC. Like many LNCs, she particularly enjoys the forensic aspect, and she emphasizes the importance of not approaching a case with established assumptions. Whether you’ve worked as an LNC or are just beginning, Kristin’s enthusiasm for this career will inspire you.
This podcast will help you to identify your particular Inner Critics (you can have more than one) and how to loosen its hold on you. It will also introduce you to a compassionate coach who can take you further on this journey.
Join me in this episode of Legal Nurse Podcast to learn How to get started as an LNC – Kristin Stiner
- What does an LNC have in common with a detective?
- Why is being open-minded about a case so important for an LNC?
- How can you learn to learn to become an LNC on a shoestring budget?
- When you’re first starting your LNC career, how can you get the experience you need?
- What are the advantages of subcontracting?
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Your Presenter How to get started as an LNC – Kristin Stiner
Kristin Stiner owner of KNS Nurse Consulting exists to solve the critical issues facing Attorneys and Law Firms, both large and small.
A Legal Nurse Consultant helps to bridge the gap between Law and Medicine. An Attorney is an expert on legal issues while Legal Nurse Consultants are Registered Nurses who are experts on nursing and the health care system. Legal Nurse Consultants (or LNCs) can be hired to review medical documents for personal injury cases, screen cases for merit review, create chronological timelines and reports of illnesses, injuries, and/or hospitalization.
Connect with Kristin https://www.knsnurseconsulting.com/
- 501 How to Begin the LNC journey – Abigail Rogers by Patricia Iyer MSN RN LNCC
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How can a nurse most smoothly make the transition from clinical work to working as an LNC? Abigail Rogers presents the unique perspective of someone who’s currently engaged in that process.
She works as a neonatal nurse and is also getting her master’s degree in nursing. Her academic advisor told her that her intensive care unit background would serve her well if she chose to go into legal nurse consulting. This possibility appealed to Abby, and she began thoroughly researching the field.
Abigail’s research process could serve as a blueprint for those wondering how they can learn more about being an LNC. She explored AALNC and made direct contact with LNC in her area. People were very helpful, and she learned how diverse a field legal nurse consulting can be.
She also got in touch with the Small Business Association and got a mentor, who has helped her immensely with important issues like having a business plan, branding, a good business name, and much more. As a result, by the time Abby is ready to open her practice, she will have all the practical foundational pieces together.
In addition, Abigail found resourceful family members, one of whom made the vital point that what she will be marketing is her values. This represents a shift from “What I Do” to “Who I Am.” Abby plans to incorporate this into her marketing copy—and more importantly, to her initial and further dealings with attorneys.
If you are considering or engaged in the transition to opening an LNC practice, you will find this podcast invaluable.
Join me in this episode of Legal Nurse Podcast to learn How to Begin the LNC journey – Abigail Rogers
- How can getting to know about AALNC help someone get thorough information about being an LNC?
- Why is it important to speak directly to practicing LNCs?
- What practical steps can you take prior to formally setting up your practice?
- How can the Small Business Association serve as a valuable resource?
- What are you selling as an LNC?
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You’re sitting in your home thinking,
- How do I get my first LNC case?
- I took a program to become an LNC and now I am ready to start. How do I get involved in this specialty field of nursing?
- I would love to be able to take off a day without asking permission from a boss.
- What is it like to work with attorneys?
- How do I get started?
- How do I overcome the risks of starting my business?
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Your Presenter of How to Begin the LNC journey – Abigail Rogers
Abigail (Abby) Rogers is a certified neonatal registered nurse and is currently pursuing her master’s degree in nursing leadership and legal nurse consulting. She has spent nearly a decade in a level IV NICU, working with the tiniest of patients. Through her patients and families, she has witnessed both overwhelming strength and heartbreak. She feels privileged to be a part of both. She is currently in the planning stages of building an independent legal nurse consultant practice and has spent a lot of her time doing research about what goes into being a successful LNC, and networking with other LNC’s and attorneys.
Connect with Abigail on LinkedIn