Vipul Kella, MD, MBA FACEP is a board-certified Emergency Medicine Physician who has been practicing for 15 years. Dr. Kella is a Fellow, of the American College of Emergency Physician, and is licensed in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS).
Prior to his current position as a Physician and Partner in a multispecialty national acute care services company, Dr. Kella was Chief of a regional health system managing 100,000 patient visits in Frederick, Maryland. His responsibilities included developing quality initiatives, improving operations and efficiencies, patient experience, staffing, and recruiting.
Dr. Kella has delivered seminars and given presentations on healthcare administration, fraud and abuse, critical care, myocardial infarction, trauma, aortic dissection, sepsis and shock, and medical ethics
Litigation Support: Dr. Kella has served as a medical expert for 10 years. He has reviewed over 100 cases, and spent over 1,000 hours on case reviews and preparing reports. He is dedicated to providing expertise to clients in a variety of areas, including medical malpractice, personal injury, forensics, disability, and others.
Over the past ten years, Dr. Kella has been retained in the following areas:
- Emergency Medicine
- Critical Care
- Medical Negligence
- Forensics and Sexual Abuse
- Standard of Care
| - Nursing Home Liability
- Wrongful Death
- Independent Medical Examination
- Medical Device Liability
- Medical Fraud and Abuse
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Areas of Expertise:
- Critical Care Medicine
- Emergency Medical Services
- Health Care Economics
- HIPAA
- Hospital & Medical Ethics
- Hospital Administration
- Medical Devices
- Medical Fraud
| - Medical Records
- Nursing Homes
- Wrongful Death
- Myocardial Infarction
- Trauma
- Aortic Dissection
- Sepsis
- Shock
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View Dr. Vipul Kella's Consulting Profile.
The traditional definition of medical malpractice - medical care that falls below the accepted standards of care by “reasonable physicians” will now be scrutinized more than ever during and the years following the COVID19 pandemic. The pandemic placed enormous strain on our health systems: hospitals were operating at maximum capacity, supply shortages
Telehealth has been a boon in the COVID19 era. Patient populations that have once been difficult to treat or in rural areas now can receive medical care that was previously not accessible. This is especially important for patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes, kidney disease, COPD, and heart failure.
Recently, Feds have charged almost 350 people for submitting $6 billion in fraudulent claims. One of the largest initiatives, Operation Rubber Stamp, targeted a network of telemedicine fraud totaling over 4.5 billion in false claims. Operation Rupper stamp is the most-publicized action against telemedicine providers to date. A sting operation of this size adds a dose of reality and caution against telemedicine’s many benefits.
While the vaccines may potentially provide the widespread immunity needed to quell the spread of COVID19, questions remain about the medicolegal immunity medical providers will afford during and well after the pandemic.
