Mr. Whitaker is an associate with Serpe, Jones, Andrews, Callender & Bell, PLLC in Houston, Texas. He specializes in medical malpractice and toxic tort defense and has co-authored several articles and presentations on unique issues that confront health care providers in litigation. Mr. Whitaker has successfully defended hospitals and has secured their dismissal through early dispositive motions. He has also assisted in three trials, all of which have resulted in favorable defense verdicts. He is also an active member of Christ Evangelical Presbyterian Church, where he serves on its missions committee.
PRESENTER
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John Serpe, Partner, Serpe, Jones, Andrews, Callendar & Bell, PLLC
Mr. Serpe is a partner with Serpe, Jones, Andrews, Callendar & Bell, PLLC in Houston, Texas. He is an experienced trial lawyer specializing in medical malpractice and pharmaceutical defense, health care liability, health care advising, and health care law. He has tried over 30 medical malpractice cases to verdict and has successfully argued before the Texas Supreme Court. As a result of his experience, Mr. Serpe has written and lectured to numerous physicians, legal, and hospital groups on defense of medical malpractice cases. He serves on various committees at hospitals in the greater Houston area, assisting with the improvement
Description
The presentation will discuss new challenges and risks that must be considered and efficiently managed by healthcare providers given the proliferation of electronically stored information, including electronic medical records, in the healthcare industry. The presentation will define the scope of electronically stored information, discuss the future of electronically stored information for healthcare providers, provide an analysis of the recent amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure relating to electronically stored information, provide a discussion of legal authorities, and provide healthcare providers with tools for developing a framework to address E-Discovery issues.
LEARNER OUTCOMES:
Identify the national time horizons that have been proposed to make all health records electronic.
Identify the risks posed by e-discovery and the steps that can be taken to minimize such risks.
Identify the scope of electronically stored information within the context of e-discovery.