Expert Witness Profile · Expert S320J
Biomedical and clinical informatics researcher with more than 35 years of experience in electronic health record (EHR) safety, clinical decision support, and health information technology patient safety. Creator of a nationally adopted EHR safety self assessment framework used by hospitals and health systems to evaluate the safety of their electronic health record configurations. Author or co-author of roughly 290 peer reviewed journal articles and 12 books on clinical informatics, computerized provider order entry (CPOE), diagnostic error detection, and the unintended consequences of EHR implementation.
Career spans senior research and faculty appointments at major academic medical centers, a national integrated health system, a large federal veterans health system, and a health information technology publisher. Has advised EHR vendors on health IT safety and has published peer reviewed work specifically on how attorneys should identify and evaluate a clinical informatics or EHR expert witness. Regularly presents to defense counsel, medical liability insurers, and risk management organizations on EHR audit logs, electronic medical record (EMR) safety, and health IT evidence in litigation.
Credentials
Formal Education
- Ph.D. in Medical Informatics from the University of Utah
- M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Penn State
- B.S. from Penn State
Why Attorneys Retain This Expert
Expert Qualifications
- Creator of a nationally adopted EHR safety assessment framework used across hospitals and health systems
- More than 35 years in biomedical and clinical informatics with roughly 290 peer reviewed publications and 12 books
- Published peer reviewed guidance on identifying and evaluating clinical informatics and EHR expert witnesses
- Deep working knowledge of EHR audit logs and their use as evidence in medical professional liability matters
- Extensive experience with clinical decision support failures, CPOE, and the unintended consequences of EHR implementation
- Fellow of two national health informatics professional societies and recipient of multiple national awards
- Advisory and consulting experience with commercial EHR and health IT vendors on product safety