Kevin O’Connor has a deep insight into how the healthcare system works. He’s not a physician. He works with physicians. He’s a certified speaker, which means a certified speaking professional. This means that he has achieved a designation that is quite rare within the speaking industry. He’s a consultant, he’s an educator, and he specializes […]
335 Tampering with Medical Records: Red Flags
What are the red flag warning signs that someone may have tampered with medical records? This is Pat Iyer with Iyer’s Insights, one of the twice weekly shows of Legal Nurse Podcast. I’ve spotted altered medical records and want to share some of the clues with you. What are the responsibilities of facilities for maintaining […]
334 Electronic Medical Records Pros and Cons Sharon McEwen
Sharon McEwen is a nurse with 30 years of experience in critical care, emergency department, trauma, transplant nursing. She received her Master’s Degree in Informatics, which puts her in a very small number of nurses in the United States who have that specialized level of knowledge. She is a real expert in the area of […]
333 Compassion Fatigue in Legal Nurse Consultants
Do you suffer from compassion fatigue? Just what is this? Dr. Charles Figley defines it as a state experienced by those helping people or animals in distress; it is an extreme state of tension and preoccupation with the suffering of those being helped to the degree that it can create a secondary traumatic stress for […]
332 How to Handle Stress Joanna Chodorowska
Joanna Chodorowska helps fuel your fun and fulfillment by restoring your balance of your body, mind and soul. She’s an author, she’s a speaker, she’s a minister, and she’s a competitive triathlete. She helps to uncover the root cause of your symptoms, usually caused by stress, which can be physical in nature. It can also […]