Author: Guide for Assessing Hospital Liability, A Former CEO's Perspective, Lawyers & Judges Publishing, Inc. 2008.

Expertise: Assessing Hospital, Governing Body and Medical Staff Liability, Risk, Vulnerability and Responsibility.

Thorough: Provides comprehensive, systematic, multidisciplinary assessment of hospital management, governance and medical staff vulnerability in allegations of medical malpractice, medical negligence and other assertions or claims of hospital or medical staff misconduct; whether by patient, physician, employee, contractor, payer, competitor, vendor; government entity or community.

Unbiased: Renders opinions based on state and federal code; government regulations; accrediting organization standards; nationally and locally recognized standards of care; governing body bylaws; medical staff bylaws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, protocols and practices; and hospital policies, procedures, protocols and practices.

Competent: Proficient in evaluating merit of claims alleging primary liability (corporate negligence; institutional negligence; negligence per se), vicarious liability (employee; independent practitioner; independent contractor) and compliance (state and federal code; accrediting organization standards; governing body bylaws; medical staff bylaws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, protocols; hospital management policies, procedures, protocols; standards of care).

Seasoned Leadership: Pat Cornelison, President, has held hospital, regional and corporate management positions and served as consultant to 60+ hospitals ranging in size from 65-700 beds; attorneys; physicians; health care organizations; multinational corporations; foreign government sponsored projects; and other business entities. Ms. Cornelison has successfully navigated the Certificate of Need process in three states; received multiple management achievement awards, consecutive JCAHO Letters of Commendation and credentials in mediation. She is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association and an alumnus of Leadership Texas ’93, the Harvard School of Public Health Advanced Program in Health Care Negotiation and Conflict Resolution and the People to People International Women in Law and Politics, People’s Republic of China.

Background

References

Warren Taylor
Taylor and Taylor
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Michael Carter
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David W. Hilgers
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Austin, TX 78701
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Publications

• Guide for Assessing Hospital Liability: A Former CEO's Perspective