FEATURED ARTICLES BY JOEL L. KENT, MD

10/26/2023· Medical Malpractice

Administrative Law - Standard Of Care In Opioid Stewardship

By: Joel L. Kent, MD

I was asked by a state medical licensing board to evaluate the practice of a primary care physician in regards to their oversight of opioid analgesics. My findings identified serious aberrant events in the majority of the cases reviewed. Among the aberrancies that raised concern included episodes of DUI events in several of the patients in question...

6/20/2023· Medical Records Review

Plaintiff Support - Insurance Carrier Seeks Restitution For Fraudulent Bills Related To Transmucosal Instant Release Fentanyl Products

By: Joel L. Kent, MD

Asked to provide expert witness support for a health-care insurance carrier who was seeking restitution for fraudulent invoices that were paid for the provision of a transmucosal instant release fentanyl (TIRF) products. The plaintiff alleged that the pharmaceutical manufacturer was perpetrating a criminal conspiracy resulting in undue payments. 

1/27/2023· Medical Malpractice

Defense Support - Paralysis Following An Epidural Injection

By: Joel L. Kent, MD

In this case I was asked to assist in the defense of a physician who had performed a T5/6 epidural on a patient who subsequently developed an epidural hematoma and resultant spinal cord injury with paralysis. The suit contended that the injuries sustained by the patient were the result of negligent..

11/21/2022· Pain Management

Defense Support - Wrongful Death Suit Related To Opioid Analgesics

By: Joel L. Kent, MD

Following my review of the records as well as the research I conducted, I provided an affidavit to the court indicating that the claims of negligence against this provider had no merit. I found that the treatments provided had been fully within the standard of care recognized at the time.