Legal Nurse Podcast Pat Iyer MSN RN LNCC

In this episode of the Legal Nurse Podcast, Dr. Kella shared the vital role of credentialing in the medical field, focusing on its purpose and significance. The podcast delved into methods for identifying practitioners with questionable histories and clarified the differences between credentialing and privileging, as well as the process of remediation for addressing performance issues. It also discussed considerations of liability sharing between hospitals and independent medical contractors. Overall, the episode offered insights into ensuring quality healthcare delivery and patient safety through effective credentialing practices.



Dr. Vipul Kella is an Emergency Medicine based in the DC Area. He has a diverse career including roles in hospital administration, medical devices, venture capital and of course as an expert witness. He is frequently retained on matters involving emergency medicine, hospital administration, nursing home and criminal/forensic cases.

In this episode of the Legal Nurse Podcast, Pat Iyer offers valuable advice on how expert witnesses can increase their case opportunities. She highlights the importance of credibility through presentations and using social media, particularly LinkedIn, to connect with attorneys. Furthermore, she recommends using websites for client engagement, seeking referrals, and ensuring client satisfaction by delivering quality work and seeking feedback. Remaining clinically active, networking, and referring cases outside one's expertise are additional strategies discussed to enhance professional reputation and attract more cases.



Pat Iyer leveraged her internet marketing skills and affiliation with the National Speakers Association to build a thriving Legal Nurse Consulting (LNC) business. Through diverse marketing approaches, she turned it into a multimillion-dollar enterprise and established a coaching business to help others in the field.

Pregnancy, childbirth, and the post-partum period can be full of serious health issues for the mother. For many women, the time of pregnancy and beyond marks their first major interaction with the medical world, and unsuspected problems can emerge. The process of birth can reveal other physical vulnerabilities. This means that OB/GYN nurses need to be highly aware of maternal bleeding.



Courtney Moorhouse and Sasha Benner are highly experienced OB/GYN nurses, expert witnesses, and LNCs who share with us what to look for during this time.

Legal Nurse Consultants looking for new avenues of work will have the opportunity in this podcast to learn about an in-demand area of work: observing defense medical exams. Silvia Aninye, a veteran of 14-plus years in this field, who has an extensive stable of subcontractors, takes up the issue of bias among defense examination doctors.



She emphasizes that these constitute a minority of doctors. However, they can be disruptive to the patient's mental and physical well-being, and, if not prevented, they will introduce their biases into the DME report.

For an LNC, working as an observer at a defense medical exam (DME) can provide a lucrative income. It particularly offers the chance to hire other LNCs and run a large-scale business.



Silvia Aninye, who has been doing DME work for 4 years, has a large number of subcontractors and a case load in the realm of 100 cases and sometimes more per month. She has become proficient in her acquisition of clients and in this podcast, shares what she’s learned.

Sometimes, when you’re running a business, it feels like juggling plates. Karen Powell, business and financial advisor, breaks down how you can identify your LNC business’s strengths and weaknesses to build a sound financial future.



She recommends doing quarterly reviews if you are a solopreneur and meetings if you have a staff. This helps to maximize the areas of strength and boost the areas of weakness. It’s also an opportunity to see what functions can be automated. What you don’t do can be as important as what you do.