Standards of Care Analysis

The Problems Our Standards of Care Analysis Solves for Attorneys

In medical-legal cases, identifying a deviation from the standard of care is the cornerstone of proving negligence or defending against it. Yet, pinpointing whether care was appropriate, timely, and consistent with professional norms requires more than reviewing records. It requires clinical judgment, current knowledge of guidelines, and experience in high-acuity decision-making environments.

Without expert insight, attorneys risk:

Missing actionable breaches in care
Misinterpreting acceptable variations in clinical practice
Being blindsided by opposing experts
Wasting time on cases lacking defensible positions

Our Standards of Care Analysis provides a clear, clinically grounded evaluation of whether providers met—or fell short of—their professional responsibilities. We help you understand what should have been done, what actually happened, and whether the care delivered aligns with accepted medical practices.

Why We Are Uniquely Qualified to Help

Jane Enneking, MSN, APRN-CNP, has managed patient care across the full continuum from ICU bedside to outpatient heart failure clinics for over 38 years. She is a certified nurse practitioner with two decades of direct responsibility for clinical decision-making, medication management, and interdisciplinary coordination. Her roles as a critical care clinical educator and acute care faculty member further reflect her ability to assess not only what was done, but whether it meets evidence-based standards.

She draws from first-hand experience in trauma, cardiology, neurosurgery, and more working with physicians, nurses, and specialists in real-time, high-risk clinical situations. That depth allows her to evaluate care delivery with the nuanced understanding that only comes from being in the trenches.

Our Process

Step 1: Case Context & Objectives

We begin with a brief intake to understand your case theory, key events, and what you need to prove (or disprove).

Step 2: Focused Medical Record Review

Jane conducts a targeted review of all relevant records, focusing on decision points, provider actions, and documented rationale.

Step 3: Standard of Care Evaluation

We compare the care delivered to:

Evidence-based guidelines and protocols
Peer-reviewed literature and specialty-specific standards
Clinical best practices from Jane’s decades of real-world experience

Step 4: Findings & Summary

You receive a clear, objective report detailing:

Whether the standard of care was met or breached
Supporting evidence and rationale
Questions for further discovery or expert review

Optional support includes written declarations, deposition prep, or trial testimony support.

Optional Add-Ons:

Standards of care insights
Gaps in care or unexplained delays
Flags for further expert review

Our chronologies are prepared with litigation in mind: factual, objective, and easy to integrate into your legal strategy.

Jane’s standards of care analysis brought depth and clarity to our case. She not only confirmed the breach, but backed it up with clinical logic and real-world examples. Her report helped us move confidently into mediation with leverage.

K.L.

Plaintiff Attorney, Chicago IL

Is your case built on solid clinical ground?

Let’s evaluate the care your client received clearly, accurately, and fast.

Expert LNC offers in-depth standards of care analysis for attorneys handling medical malpractice, personal injury, and wrongful death cases. Led by Jane Enneking, MSN, APRN-CNP, a certified nurse practitioner with over 38 years of clinical nursing experience, we evaluate medical records against current clinical guidelines and accepted practices to determine whether the standard of care was met or breached. Our standards of care assessments help law firms uncover negligence, validate expert testimony, and strengthen case arguments with evidence-based clinical insight. Whether you’re representing plaintiffs or defendants, our legal nurse consulting services provide objective, detailed evaluations that clarify liability and support your litigation strategy. We serve attorneys nationwide with trusted, medically grounded expertise.