Experience

• Old Dominion University

  Adjunct Professor, School of Public Health

  Professor, Graduate Studies. Lecture on healthcare law, healthcare ethics and legal aspects of healthcare administration.

• United States Navy, NMCP/NME

  Staff Judge Advocate

  The Command Senior Legal Counsel responsible for administering comprehensive legal counsel and support to Commander, NMCP/Navy Medicine East (NME) and the Executive Boards and Steering Committees. NME is the immediate Superior-in-Charge of 15 medical treatment facilities in the Eastern United States and Europe and has command and control responsibility over its subordinate commands. Supervise 5 attorneys and oversees all staff work, sets priorities and prepares schedules for completion of work. Manages multiple legal programs to ensure compliance with applicable Federal/Navy and local regulations. Provides expert advice in legal, administrative, and facility operational issues concerning military medical treatment facilities, health care law, and military justice. Conducts legal reviews and renders advice on myriads of investigations, claims, labor, fiscal, research, personnel law and on diverse health care contract agreements to include: inter/intra service support agreements and memorandums of understanding. Serves as legal advisor for Government and Bio ethics matters and renders opinions in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and policies. Routinely reviews and legally analyzes HIPAA issues, Freedom on Information Act and Privacy Act requests to ascertain releaseability of requested information. Serves as primary legal advisor on all privileging and credentialing of health care providers. Acts as the medical treatment facility legal representative in all aspects of medical-negligence litigations.

• US Navy

  US Navy JAG, Retired

  Patricia worked at US Navy as a US Navy JAG, Retired

• Strayer University

  Adjunct Professor

  Undergraduate and Graduate disciplines. Conduct lectures on the legal environment of business, sources of American law and the basis of authority for government to regulate. Provides a survey of: tort law, contracts, UCC, privacy, intellectual property and communication law; Examines international policies, federal and state Courts.

• U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps

  Staff Judge Advocate

  Patricia worked at U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps as a Staff Judge Advocate