Health Care Consulting Practice	Hospital Expert Witness Practice
Medical Practice Management	Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Assisted Living,
Operational Assessments	Home Health Care, Psychiatric Units
Physician/Hospital Collaboration	Administrative Community Standards
Medical Staff Development	Staff Training and Competence
Appraisals of Medical Practices & IPAs	Policies and Procedures
Medical Practice Acquisitions & Sales	Environment of Care, Patient Safety
Delivery System Development	Patient Rights, Informed Consent
Medical Group Formation & Consolidation	Elder Abuse; Patient Neglect
HIPAA Compliance Planning & Audits	Medical Staff Bylaws
Risk Prevention Analysis	Wrongful Termination
Strategic Planning	Physician Credentialing & Privileges
Governing Board Retreats	Governance, Regulatory Compliance, JCAHO

Health Care Consulting Practice

Hospital Expert Witness Practice

Medical Practice Management

Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Assisted Living,

Operational Assessments

Home Health Care, Psychiatric Units

Physician/Hospital Collaboration

Administrative Community Standards

Medical Staff Development

Staff Training and Competence

Appraisals of Medical Practices & IPAs

Policies and Procedures

Medical Practice Acquisitions & Sales

Environment of Care, Patient Safety

Delivery System Development

Patient Rights, Informed Consent

Medical Group Formation & Consolidation

Elder Abuse; Patient Neglect

HIPAA Compliance Planning & Audits

Medical Staff Bylaws

Risk Prevention Analysis

Wrongful Termination

Strategic Planning

Physician Credentialing & Privileges

Governing Board Retreats

Governance, Regulatory Compliance, JCAHO

The National Association of Physician Recruitment and Retention, Seventh National Symposium 9/95

National Institute of Physician Recruitment & Retention, Practice Management for Non-Clinical Administrators 7/95

The National Institute of Physician Recruitment & Retention, The 6th National Symposium 5/95

Curriculum Vitae

BONNIE J. SILER, R.N., M.A

Certified Legal Nurse Consultant

SUMMARY

Accomplished Nurse Executive with broad knowledge and experience in administrative, clinical, quality, utilization and program development. Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills. Strong JCAHO, Title 22 and other regulatory knowledge.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Arthur S. Shorr & Associates, Inc. Los Angeles, CA 2003 – present

Consultant

Healthcare management consulting services to hospitals, physicians, and attorneys

St. John’s Regional Medical Center Oxnard, CA 2003

Shift Administrator

Responsible for the administrative functions of the facility in the absence of the administrator and department managers. Adjust staffing, manage bed control, handle patient/family concerns, and help staff problem-solve.

Case Manager

Coordinate a continuum of care for patients from pre-admission through post-discharge. Ensure that patients meet medical necessity and acuity of illness for the acute care services rendered and have a safe, appropriate discharge plan.

Mission Community Hospital Panorama City, CA 1998 – 2002

Chief Operating Officer, Chief Nursing Officer 2000 – 2002

Second-in-command, reporting directly to the chief executive officer. Responsible for managing day-to-day operations, including Nursing Units, Emergency Services, Surgical Services and Ancillary Patient Care Departments, for a 150-bed, acute care, two-campus hospital. Responsible for approximately 650 employees.

Director of Patient Care Services 1998 – 2000

Responsible for all Nursing and Ancillary Patient Care areas.

Marion General Hospital Marion, Ohio 1989 – 1998

Director of Case Management and Medical Information 1991 – 1998

Responsible for Case Management, Performance Improvement (QA), Utilization Review, Risk Management and Medical Records in a 210-bed acute care hospital.

Administrative Director of Patient Care 1989 – 1991

Responsible for various centralized nursing functions, which included staffing and scheduling, shift supervisors, float pools, Quality Assurance co-ordination, computer and information liaison, and Chair of Nursing Standards and Policy and Procedures Committee. Line responsibilities for Infection Control, Home Health Care, Hospice, Alzheimer’s Project, Adult Day Care, Senior’s Program, Cardiovascular Services, Respiratory Therapy, Social Services and the Chaplain Program.

Fostoria City Hospital Fostoria, Ohio 1985 - 1989

Director of Patient Care Services

Responsible for all Nursing Units, Emergency Services, Surgical Services and Ancillary Patient Care Departments for a rural, 90-bed acute care hospital.

Bryan Community Hospital Bryan, Ohio 1977 - 1984

Unit Supervisor, Staff Development Nurse, House Supervisor,

Med/Surg, ICCU and ER Staff Nurse

Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital Manistique, Michigan 1976 - 1977

House Supervisor, ER Staff Nurse

Parkview Memorial Hospital Fort Wayne, Indiana 1972 - 1976

ICCU and ER Staff Nurse

NURSING EDUCATION

· M.A., Nursing Administration, with Honors - Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana 1983

· B.S.N., with Highest Honors – Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana 1978

· Diploma in Nursing – W.A. Foote Memorial Hospital, School of Nursing, Michigan 1971

CERTIFICATIONS

· Certified Nursing Administrator 1986

· Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality 1992

· Certified Legal Nurse Consultant 2003

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

· American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants 2003-present

· American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants, LA Chapter 2003-present

· American Council of Nursing Leadership 1998-present

· American Council of Nursing Leadership, LA Council 1998-present

Board Member 2000 – 2002

· Hospital Council of Southern California, Behavioral Health Advisory Board 2001 – 2002

· Los Angeles County Nursing Resource Advisory Board 1999 – 2001

· Ohio Hospital Association Quality Improvement/Regulatory Advisory Committee 1993 – 1998

· Ohio Health Care Board for Utilization Management 1995 – 1998

· Altrusa, Marion Ohio 1990 – 1998

· American Cancer Society - Bryan, Ohio

Board Member 1979 - 1984

President 1982 - 1984

Arthur S. Shorr & Associates, Inc., Consultants to Healthcare Providers Los Angeles, CA 1994-Present

Responsible for developing and implementing national managed care strategy for self-insured plan covering 40,000 lives. Purchased health care services by direct contracts with HMOs, PPOs, hospitals, and managed care organizations.

Chief operating responsibility for health center, providing primary and specialty care. Responsible for development and implementation of policies and procedures, supervision of staff, and financial stability.

Chief operating responsibility for medical staff services, risk management, quality assurance, and ancillary clinical departments, including laboratory, radiology, respiratory therapy, physical/occupational/ speech therapy, and social service.

Administrator, Department of Psychiatry 1980-1983

Grants Administrator

Administrator

Massachusetts Bar Association, Health Law Section. Health Insurance Benefit Plans and Cost Containment Initiatives: Employer Perspective. May 5, 1993.

Retail Benefits Group, Summer Conference. Healthcare Reform: Impact on Retailers. June 1993.

Business Group on Health (Washington, Massachusetts, New Hampshire). Designing and Negotiating Health Benefits to Meet the Needs of Employers and Employees. March 1994.

M.B.A.: Health Care Administration, Framingham State College, Framingham, MA 1984

CURRICULUM VITAE

NORMAN J. ANDREWS, R.N., CHE.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE - ADMINISTRATIVE

Antelope Valley Healthcare District, Lancaster, CA, April 2003 - Present

Director Women’s Services

Responsible for day-to-day management of Women’s Health Services, including OB, post partum and perinatology.

Arthur S. Shorr and Associates, Inc., Woodland Hills, CA, Sept. 2002 - Present

Senior Consultant

Health care management consulting services to hospitals, physicians and attorneys.

Antelope Valley Healthcare District, Lancaster, CA, May 1999 – Sept. 2002

Senior Vice President Operations

380-bed full service regional hospital with 1900 employees. Responsible for $180,000,000 annual operating budget

St. Joseph’s Regional Health System, Stockton, CA (CHW), Feb. 1998 – May 1999

Chief Executive Officer Oak Valley Hospital District

Oak Valley IPA

148-bed facility, including two rural health clinics, imaging center and outpatient rehab facility, ambulance services covering 145 square miles of Stanislaus County.

Econo Health Group, Fresno, CA, June 1997 – Feb. 1998

President and CEO

IPA/Consulting start-up venture

Priority Health Services, Fresno, CA, Nov 1994 – June 1997

Administrator

Responsible for day-to-day management of two group sites covering 25,000 capitated lives and 70,000 PPO and EPO lives. Received a three-year accreditation from The Medical Quality Commission.

Community Health Systems of Central California, Fresno, CA, March 1984 – Oct. 1994

President –Clovis Community Hospital

180-beds, two sites, $50,000,000 annual budget. Over 300 employees. Fully integrated delivery system. Corporate service line responsibility for rehab, senior services, sub acute services and behavioral health services. Managed the design, building and opening of a new 120-bed acute health complex. Converted the old hospital into a 56-bed sub acute and chemical dependency facility.

Antelope Valley Hospital Medical Center, Lancaster, CA, Jan. 1980 – March 1984

Assistant Administrator

184-bed regional medical and trauma center. $90,000,000 annual budget. 1,200 employees. Developed and implemented a neonatal intensive care unit, including recruitment of the neonatologist.

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, Sept. 1976 – Jan. 1980

Assistant Administrator

1100-bed regional medical center and trauma center.

Operational responsibility for 15 clinical and support departments; implemented a 35-bed inpatient rehab unit and recruitment of the physiatrist; implemented an ambulatory surgical service.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE – CLINICAL

Antelope Valley Healthcare District, Lancaster, CA, April 2003 - Present

Director Women’s Services

Responsible for day-to-day management of Women’s Health Services, including OB, post partum and perinatology.

Bakersfield Memorial Hospital, Bakersfield, CA, Aug. 2002 - Present

Medical Surgical Nurse

St. Joseph’s Regional Health System, Stockton, CA (CHW), Feb. 1998 – May 1999

Chief Nursing Executive Oak Valley Hospital District

Valley Medical Center, Fresno, CA, June 1985 – June 1990

Nursing Supervisor

(One weekend per month, US Army Reserve)

LA County/USC Medical

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Medical Practice Merger Acquistions & Sales

SUMMARY

Healthcare management consulting services to hospitals, physicians, and attorneys

Unit Supervisor, Staff Development Nurse, House Supervisor,

Med/Surg, ICCU and ER Staff Nurse

House Supervisor, ER Staff Nurse

ICCU and ER Staff Nurse

CERTIFICATIONS

Board Member 2000 – 2002

Administrator, Department of Psychiatry 1980-1983

Grants Administrator

Administrator

Administrator

CURRICULUM VITAE

NORMAN J. ANDREWS, R.N., CHE.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE - ADMINISTRATIVE

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE – CLINICAL

Types of Cases
Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Home Health Care, Psychiatric Units Administrative Community Standards Policies and Procedures Staff Training & Competence Environment of Care Medical Staff Bylaws Physician Credentialing & Privileges	Wrongful Termination Sexual Assault Abuse & Neglect Patient Safety Governance, Regulatory Compliance, JCAHO Negligent Hiring & Supervision Patient Rights, Informed Consent Plaintiff/Defense