Legal Services

Dr. Moureau is available for legal consulting to offer legal, medical opinion reviews, and expert witness testimony on PICCs, Midlines, and intravenous therapy issues. Through her work, research, clinical activities and instruction, Nancy stays current in all areas of vascular access. This allows her to efficiently perform the speaking, affidavit development, deposition, and testifying services.

 

PICC Excellence offers expert legal consulting for medical review of patients and therapies related to PICC Lines, Midlines, intravenous infusions and issues with adults, pediatric and neonatal patients. PICC Excellence medical review services include multiple vascular access experts for adult, pediatric and neonatal reviews. All experts are active clinicians and instructors. Medical record review with development of strategies and opinions of merit are provided. Services include record review, research, timeline development, expert opinion, and testimony, as needed.

 

Office 18 E Johnson Street, Hartwell, GA 30643

 Office Phone 706-377-3360

Dr. Moureau Direct Mobile 706-614-8021

nancy@piccexcellence.com

EIN 59-321-8669

The rates for legal review are structured with an initial flat rate retainer, hourly rates that apply after the retainer, and a per-day rate for trial and testimony. Initial legal record review and opinions require a flat rate retainer of $4500 that includes record review, phone consultation, and affidavit (up to 7 hours of initial work). No opinions are provided until the retainer is received. The hourly rate for review and opinions after the initial 7 hours for case development, deposition preparation, and testimony is $595/hour. When depositions are scheduled, a $1200 cancellation fee applies, plus any preparation hours incurred. For cancellation of a prior scheduled court date for testimony, a $5,000 cancellation fee applies, plus any hours incurred for prep. Travel outside of the 60-mile perimeter is at a per-day rate of $4500 and includes trial testimony day(s). Travel time is billed at the per-hour rate of $595.

Vascular access experts are available through PICC Excellence functioning as legal reviewers with the same rate structure.

Nancy Moureau, RN, PhD, CRNI, CPUI, VA-BC

As a vascular access specialist and nurse educator Dr. Moureau provides consultation regarding medical cases, expert opinions, research/education, market overview, device evaluation, and assist in device development as needed. As a vascular access specialist with adults and children, her experience and instruction include Midlines, PICC Lines, central and peripheral venous access, home care, pediatrics, neonates, geriatric concentrations, education, Standards of Practice, intravenous training, ultrasound, and insertions and care. Dr. Moureau is considered a key opinion leader within the area of infusion therapy and vascular access specialization, certified and up to date on all areas of intravenous access, primary complications, etiologies, preventative measures, and the standard of care.

 

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Nursing Research 2017 – Griffith University

Bachelor of Science in Nursing – East Carolina University 1981

CRNI – National Intravenous Therapy Association/Intravenous Nurses Society/Infusion Nurses Society since 1987

PICC Insertion Training – MD Anderson Cancer Center – 1990

PICC Trainer Qualification – Intravenous Nurses Society – 1991

Ultrasound Certified Trainer AVA 2008

Certified PICC Ultrasound Inserter (CPUI) since 2009

PICC Instructor for 30+ years