McFarlane & Dolan offers a comprehensive staff of medical consultants with medical expertise in the fields of orthopedics, neurology, physical medicine, physical therapy and acute and chronic patient care. McFarlane & Dolan offer:

 

• Agency for Healthcare Administration Complaints and Compliance
• American Medical Association reviews
• Drug interaction analysis
• Forensic medical analysis
• HIPPA compliance reviews
• Medical research
• Medical life care plan analysis
• Medical billing audits 
• Medical compliance audits
• Medical literature searches
• Medical fraud analysis 
• Medical causation opinions
• Medical standard of care analysis
• Medical claims analysis 

SHARON M. EIELSON, R.N., born in New Haven, Connecticut, licensed as Registered Nurse in Massachusetts, 1970-1987, licensed as Registered Nurse in Florida in 1987 to present. Education : University of Vermont (Bachelor of Science in Nursing, 1970), Massachusetts General Adult Nurse Practitioner course (audited, 1973), Certified as ANA Nurse Administrator from 1981-1986. Committees: Chart Review Committee for hospital-specific and Federal Standards' compliance review, Chart Audit for billing Compliance, Laboratory Compliance Committee for medical necessity and physician documentation compliance, Continuum of Care for review of need for continued care, level of care and appropriate use of resources and services, Resource Management Committee for improving utilization of resources, Forms Committee for format continuity and forms' pertinence and Information Management Committee for overseeing facility information needs and resources.

PRACTICE AREAS : thirty years' experience in Veterans Administration Hospitals (offering Acute and Chronic Medical Surgical and Acute and Chronic Psychiatric services) and community hospitals offering Outpatient Emergency, Radiology, Laboratory and Surgical services as well as Inpatient Pediatric, Pediatric Intensive Care, Newborn, Newborn Intensive Care, Obstetric, Medical, Surgical, Coronary Care and Intensive Care services. Twenty year's experience in reviewing entire contents of hospital medical records' documentation for purposes of justifying and defending documentation entries, verifying professional standards compliance, validating billing compliance, identifying, calculating and reporting trends of noncompliance and recommending processes for correcting and improving medical record documentation to responsible parties.

KAREN G. SMITH, MSPT, ATC\L, Medical Consultant for the law firm of McFarlane & Dolan . Born Boston, Massachusetts, May 1, 1971; Florida licensed physical therapist, licensed certified athletic trainer; President and lead physical therapist Functional Rehabilitation, Inc. Education : Boston University Sergeant College (MSPT 1994); Ms. Smith works with some of the top orthopedic surgeons in Florida. Ms. Smith specializes in the rehabilitation of patients with orthopedic injuries with emphases on the rehabilitation of injuries which required surgical repair. Ms. Smith has participated in the rehabilitation of profession athletes. Ms. Smith's physical therapy experience includes orthopedics, sports injuries, post polio, auto accident injuries, adolescent sports injuries, pediatrics, neurological insults, pre- and post- pregnancy, aquatic therapy, wellness, work-related injuries; Ms. Smith's duties for the law firm of McFarlane & Dolan include providing expert review of medical records, providing opinions concerning mechanism of injury and the causal relationship between the course of treatment and the diagnosed injuries.

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