The medical record rarely tells the full story

 With a Critical Care Step-Down background and certification in patient safety, I provide a healthcare quality and risk perspective on serious harm events. Having worked with defense counsel and insurers, I identify care deviations, clarify causation, and analyze the mechanism of injury for complex cases.

Mission

To translate the complexities of healthcare delivery into clear clinical insight that strengthens legal strategy and informed decision-making. 

Vision

To set a standard for how healthcare events are analyzed and understood in litigation. 

Types of Cases Supported

Medical & Nursing Malpractice

Medical & Nursing Malpractice

Medical & Nursing Malpractice

Standards of care evaluation and clinical decision analysis.
Identification of deviations and documentation gaps. 

Personal Injury

Medical & Nursing Malpractice

Medical & Nursing Malpractice

 Evaluation of mechanism of injury, treatment progression, and medical documentation.
Clarifying whether clinical findings align with the alleged event. 

Catastrophic Injury

Medical & Nursing Malpractice

Catastrophic Injury

 Analysis of high-acuity care involving complex medical timelines and multi-provider treatment.
Evaluation of escalation of care and clinical decision points. 

Wrongful Death

Medical Device/ Product Liability

Catastrophic Injury

 Evaluation of injury progression, treatment documentation, and medical consistency with reported events. 

Medical Device/ Product Liability

Medical Device/ Product Liability

Medical Device/ Product Liability

 Review of clinical documentation, device-related procedures, and potential complications associated with medical devices. 

Workers Compensation

Medical Device/ Product Liability

Medical Device/ Product Liability

 Evaluation of injury progression, treatment documentation, and medical consistency with reported events. 

An Inside Patient Safety Perspective

Unlike traditional record reviewers, our analysis is informed by executive-level experience in Patient Safety and Risk Management. Medical records are evaluated using the same frameworks that healthcare systems rely on when investigating serious harm events. 


This perspective allows us to identify:

  • System vulnerabilities
  • Communication breakdowns
  • Workflow deviations
  • Deviations from clinical standards and policy
  • Documentation gaps and missing records
  • Expert specialty considerations


This level of analysis can also highlight additional documentation, records, or expert specialties that may be important to fully understanding the clinical circumstances of a case.

Now Offering

Safety & Risk Prevention Consulting

 Most harm events begin long before the moment they occur.
Through a patient safety and risk management lens, we help practices, care facilities, and wellness settings identify vulnerabilities before they become liabilities.


Explore how proactive safety strategies can reduce preventable harm. 

If you would like to learn more about litigation support, and other services provided by Scopes & Standards, we welcome the opportunity to connect. 


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Scopes and Standards

Mount pleasant SC 29466

Phone: (843) 606-0050 Email: Shannon@ScopesandStandards.com