Healthcare Technology Consultant - Specializing in Medical Devices Used in Hospitals

Technical Consultant #1865

37 years of national expertise managing the selection, maintenance and safe and effective use of medical equipment and systems used in hospitals.
Medical device failure discovery evaluation in various circumstances; determine patient misuse, clinician errors, and root and secondary causes.
Mitigating risks through independent test labs and working with healthcare providers and manufacturers.
Through clinical and hospital administrative experience, able to convey a broad technical perspective allowing discussions for patient safety improvements and reducing risks.

Expert Witness Experience

Case evaluation determining the strength of claim.
Compose medical device reports.
Provide laboratory analysis of medical devices, case timeline, and technical observations.

Undisclosed Company, President, 2011 - Present

Provides technical assistance to user facilities, users, manufacturers, and/or regulators of medical devices in the following areas:
Clinical engineering
Forensic engineering
Patient safety and risk management
Systems integration
Device design and improvement.

Christiana Care Health System, Director, Clinical Engineering, 1989 - 2011

Led development of Clinical Engineering program, responsible for all Healthcare Technology Management at the organization.
Led effort to select and install flexible monitoring system that encompassed major changes in clinical practice and tight interface with system-wide Information Services computer network.
Selected to lead team evaluating and implementing new Smart IV Pump technology.
Member, Patient Safety Committee - Selected by committee to lead efforts to comply with National Patient Safety Goal on Clinical Alarms.
Member, Environment of Care Safety Committee - Selected by committee to be primarily responsible for compliance with Joint Commission patient care equipment standards.
Member, Technology Management Committee responsible for evaluating and approving all new major medical technologies.
Co-Chair, Medical Products Implementation Committee responsible for passing on education and implementation plans for new medical products.
Member, Corporate Value Analysis Committee responsible for evaluating new medical products for cost effectiveness and clinical suitability.

Waterbury Hospital,Director, Clinical Engineering, 1973 - 1989

Started Clinical Engineering program from scratch.
Clinical Engineering began servicing all imaging equipment, one of the first Clinical Engineering programs in the country to do so.
Chosen to head several interdisciplinary teams to evaluate and select a vendor for major clinical systems, such as patient monitoring, infusion pumps and nurse call system.

Credentials

Washington University in St. Louis, MO, Special Certificate: Health Care Technology.
Professional Engineer (PE) - State of Delaware, License
Certified in Clinical Engineering (CCE) by Healthcare Technology Foundation
Certified Safety Professional (CSP) by Board of Certified Safety Professionals

Academic and Professional Affiliations

Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, (AAMI)Serving positions:
Co-Chair - Standards Board
Editorial Board of Biomedical Instrumentation
Technology Management Council
Electrical Safety Committee
Infusion Devices Committee
Medical Device Alarm Committee
Fellow, American College of Clinical Engineering, (ACCE)
American Society of Professionals in Patient Safety, (ASPPS)
Medical Device Innovation, Safety and Security Consortium, (MDISS)
National Fire Protection Association, (NFPA). Chair and Technical Committee on Medical Equipment.

Awards

Clinical/Biomedical Engineering Achievement Award from Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation.
Patient Safety Award from American College of Clinical Engineering

Publications

Author of numerous, journal articles in Biomedical Instrumentation and Technology, and presented at AAMI national meetings around the United States.