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Austin, TX (PRWEB) September 27, 2012

Kelly recently made headlines as the lead counsel on the high profile, law changing case involving Jamie Leigh Jones (No. 08-20380, 5th Circuit Court of Appeals). He also appeared on ABC?s 20/20 alongside Jones, who was also featured in the HBO produced documentary ?Hot Coffee.?

While his client?s employment contract pushed her to seek resolution in arbitration, Kelly, in cooperation with lawmakers, helped her inspire the 2009 Arbitration Fairness Act, giving Ms. Jones, and other victims of sexual assault by military contractors, the right to a trial by a jury of their peers, rather than banishment to secret arbitration of the past.

In addition to strides made regarding the Arbitration Fairness Act, the accomplished Trial Attorney also boasts a laundry list of successful verdicts across Texas. In early 2012, Kelly, helped a mentally disabled rape victim to a multi-million dollar verdict (Grimalda v. St. Judes Home, Inc., 10CV4133 in the 405th Judicial District Court of Galveston County, Texas).

As a former Marine JAG Officer, Kelly joins five other military JAG Officers at The Carlson Law Firm, who served their country proudly and continue to advocate for servicemen and women, offering injured clients a voice in situations of private military contractor negligence, military medical malpractice and even family legal matters.

?While I strive to represent clients to the best of my abilities and hope to earn the respect of my colleagues and opponents, I also want to practice long enough to see the laws of Texas start to level the playing field, where individual litigants can stand up against corporate empires and not just ask for, but demand justice,? Kelly said.

His recent venture, joining the team of more than 25 attorneys practicing across the state at The Carlson Law Firm, offers Kelly a chance to share his successes, experience and extensive knowledge while, in turn, gaining the resources and expertise of an accomplished team.

?One of the most valuable offerings our firm brings to the table is the team atmosphere we posses,? Carlson Law Firm Managing Partner, Craig Carlson said. ?With a mere phone call, short walk down the hall or click of a mouse, our team has access to some of the most knowledgeable attorneys, registered nurses and investigators, right on staff. That?s such an important asset to our clients.?

Despite the many accomplishments and successes Todd Kelly boasts, he recognizes and confronts the challenges in his field, particularly in medical malpractice, where laws often restrict litigants and makes it difficult for attorneys to accept such cases. Experience in medical malpractice sparked a fire within the seasoned attorney, who doesn?t merely hope for change in his industry and among Texas law and capped case values.

?What is so egregious about this is that it violates a person?s right to a trial by jury ? a right we supposedly hold so dear in this country. When a jury hears all the facts and decides the case, the administration of justice should not be left to a legislature with an agenda to limit what that jury can do,? Kelly said.

Against all odds in an unfavorable Texas medical malpractice climate, Kelly continues to help injured clients hold negligent parties responsible for wrongful death, failure to diagnose, birth injuries and other situations resulting from careless medical treatment. In 2010, the Texas Trial Attorney helped his client to a record-setting medical malpractice verdict in Harris County in the case of Luna v. Weddington (No. 20243/2008 in the 234th Judicial District Court of Harris County).

?When the jury announced their multi-million dollar verdict, my new friends hugged my neck and blessed me for having helped them,? Kelly remembered. ?That?s why I do it.?

While the cases, circumstances and trials are sometimes exhilarating, Kelly recognizes the impact each and every case has on his injured clients and their loved ones. The situations some clients encounter are sometimes grave, as victims and families wonder how they?ll possibly manage mounting bills and sickness, often resulting in financial devastation for families that have worked their entire lives to build a modest retirement.

As injured victims of medical malpractice, car wrecks, 18 wheeler accidents and other situations face a life turned upside down as a result of an accident; personal injury lawyers at The Carlson Law Firm recognize the significance and opportunity to help.

?Each person that calls us or walks through our doors has a matter that may have the potential to, or may have already transformed their lives,? Carlson noted. ?Todd?s caring attitude and passion for helping people is infectious and fits perfectly with the Carlson Law Firm?s mission.?

For more information about L. Todd Kelly and The Carlson Law Firm, call 800-359-5690 or visit http://www.carlsonattorneys.com

Boca Raton, FL (PRWEB) August 22, 2012

Florida Atlantic University has announced the introduction of a joint initiative with PointClickCare, the long-term care industry?s most widely used Electronic Health Record (EHR) platform, to develop a fully integrated, electronic version of its INTERACT quality improvement program ? eINTERACT?. Interventions to Reduce Unnecessary Hospitalizations of Nursing Home Residents or INTERACT is a quality improvement program designed to facilitate the early identification, evaluation, documentation and communication about changes in the status of residents in skilled nursing facilities (SNF), and provide the necessary tools to manage conditions before they become serious enough to necessitate a hospital transfer. The primary goal of the initiative is to bring the significant quality improvements of the INTERACT program to EHR software platforms through an industry-standard certification program.

?We are extremely pleased to be working with PointClickCare to provide ease-of-use and electronic decision support tools based on our INTERACT program,? said Dr. Joseph Ouslander, M.D., senior associate dean of geriatric programs at FAU?s Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine. ?We knew this initiative required input and expertise from both the provider and EHR vendor perspectives. Given their market leadership position, along with the breadth and depth of experience in developing and delivering EHR solutions to the long-term care and post-acute care industry, collaborating with PointClickCare is the obvious choice for us for this initiative.?

The eINTERACT program will leverage the fundamentals of the INTERACT clinical tools and build those into an EHR. By embedding standard nomenclature and proven clinical protocols (including methods for identification, evaluation, documentation, and inter-provider communication) for specific health events directly within the electronic workflow framework of an EHR system, many acute care transfers can be avoided without the need for providers to manage these efforts through multiple applications.

?Re-hospitalization is one of the most pressing issues facing hospitals and skilled nursing facilities today and we are keen to play a key role in working toward an industry-standard solution in the form of eINTERACT,? said Mike Wessinger, CEO of PointClickCare. ?We are proud to have been selected by Dr. Ouslander and his team to participate in this initiative and look forward to the positive impact this program will have on helping to reduce the estimated $ 4.34 billion problem to Medicare for unnecessary re-hospitalizations in long-term care settings.?

Ouslander and Ruth Tappen, Ed.D., R.N., Christine E. Lynn Eminent Scholar, FAU?s Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing are co-directors of INTERACT and are collaborating on this project to help address the national imperative for innovative strategies to improve care for Medicare beneficiaries and reduce healthcare costs.

Starting Monday, October 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and some Medicare Advantage plans will implement severe reimbursement penalties for a 30-day re-hospitalization, beginning with 1 percent of a hospital?s entire Medicare billings — climbing to 2 percent in 2013, and 3 percent by 2014.

Once the research and development of the program is complete, eINTERACT certification will be made available to EHR software vendors seeking to certify their platforms.

More Information:

Florida Atlantic University and PointClickCare will be hosting two educational webinars on the topics of INTERACT and eINTERACT. To register for one of these events, or for more information on eINTERACT, please visit http://www.einteract.info. For more information on the INTERACT quality improvement program, please visit http://www.interact2.net.

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About PointClickCare

PointClickCare is the most widely-used EHR platform for the long-term care industry. The combination of PointClickCare?s intuitive web-based software and value-driven implementation model enables long-term care providers of all sizes, from single independent homes to the largest multi-facility providers, to deliver a higher standard of health care while experiencing superior financial performance. Over 7,000 long-term care providers throughout North America, including 8 of the top 10 largest US chains, have chosen to trust their business to PointClickCare. For more information on PointClickCare, visit http://www.pointclickcare.com.

About Florida Atlantic University:

Florida Atlantic University, established in 1961, officially opened its doors in 1964 as the fifth public university in Florida. Today, the University, with an annual economic impact of $ 6.3 billion, serves more than 29,000 undergraduate and graduate students at sites throughout its six-county service region in southeast Florida. FAU?s world-class teaching and research faculty serves students through 10 colleges: the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, the College of Business, the College for Design and Social Inquiry, the College of Education, the College of Engineering and Computer Science, the Graduate College, the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. FAU is ranked as a High Research Activity institution by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The University is placing special focus on the rapid development of three signature themes ? marine and coastal issues, biotechnology and contemporary societal challenges ? which provide opportunities for faculty and students to build upon FAU?s existing strengths in research and scholarship. For more information, visit http://www.fau.edu.