Forensics Of A Medical Plan

The purpose of this book is to give information and the ability to understand and determine the pertinent facts as it relates to the analysis of Health Benefit Plans in transparency in costs and compensation with vendors in a Self-Funded Health Benefit Plan. This book will provide information on the analysis and understanding in each of the architectural structures of an employee benefit health plan and provide insight into the ability to question the presentations from Agents, Brokers and Consultants (ABCs) and CAs. There are many aspects to structuring, managing, and taking control of the Health Benefit Plan for the best outcomes in plan design, administration, controlling cost, and retaining dollars for the future of the employee benefits.

F. Randall Childers, Jr. graduated from Hanover College with a BA in Business Administration in 1983. He is a Licensed Third Party Administrator, Consultant in Life and Health as well as Licensed in Life and Health as an Insurance Agent. Member of NAIFA, National Association of Insurance and Finincial Advisors and served on the Board and served as President Louisville Kentucky. Additionally he received his CFC, Certified Forensic Counsultant designation and Diplomate American Board of Forensic Examiners from the American College of Forensic Examiners Institute. Mr. Childers founded two TPA’s, Third Party Administrators. These companies served over 200+ corporations nationally with several Fortune 50 and 100 organizations. Through his experience of 39+ years, he has analyzed and structured corporate benefit programs meeting the goals, objectives and timelines set by Plan Sponsors. Additionally, he has worked as a Consulting Expert and Expert Witness with Companies and Attorneys on their cases providing the objective facts from the issues at hand. You can contact the author at: [email protected]

F. Randall Childers, Jr. graduated from Hanover College with a BA in Business Administration in 1983. He is a Licensed Third Party Administrator, Consultant in Life and Health as well as Licensed in Life and Health as an Insurance Agent. Member of NAIFA, National Association of Insurance and Finincial Advisors and served on the Board and served as President Louisville Kentucky. Additionally he received his CFC, Certified Forensic Counsultant designation and Diplomate American Board of Forensic Examiners from the American College of Forensic Examiners Institute. Mr. Childers founded two TPA's, Third Party Administrators. These companies served over 200+ corporations nationally with several Fortune 50 and 100 organizations. Through his experience of 39+ years, he has analyzed and structured corporate benefit programs meeting the goals, objectives and timelines set by Plan Sponsors. Additionally, he has worked as a Consulting Expert and Expert Witness with Companies and Attorneys on their cases providing the objective facts from the issues at hand. You can contact the author at: [email protected]

Veterinary Forensics: Investigation, Evidence Collection, and Expert Testimony will provide anyone involved in an investigation of an animal involved crime or civil action with the knowledge and tools that can give guidance for their actions in completing a forensic investigation. All 50 U.S. states, and numerous countries around the world, have laws against animal abuse and cruelty. Law enforcement agents, veterinarians, the judiciary, attorneys and forensic scientists may be involved in cases of animal cruelty, neglect or human crimes that may have an animal element. Additionally, the animal can be the victim, suspect or in some instances the witness of a crime. Given that acquittal or conviction is dependent upon the nature and veracity of the evidence, the quality of the evidence in an animal-related crime investigation must be beyond reproach. The book begins with a discussion of animal abuse and crimes against animals, crime scene investigation, and, from there, discusses various types of forensic examinations of the animal, culminating in a review of the judicial system and testimony in a court of law. All contributing authors are practicing professionals in law, veterinary medicine, and the private sector who provide current, best-practice evidence collection and forensic techniques. Chapters provide in-depth detail about the forensic clinical examination and forensic necropsy of small and large animal species, forensic radiology, forensic toxicology, bitemark analysis and animal behavior. Various, relevant forensic disciplines such as bloodstain pattern analysis, DNA analysis, animal sexual abuse, agroterrorism, animal hoarding, ritual crimes against animals, and animal fighting are discussed. Key Features: Presents established and accepted police techniques in animal crime scene investigation including identification, documentation and packaging of physical evidence and scene photography and videography Includes essential techniques to collect and preserve biological and DNA evidence for animal DNA testing Review of the forensic clinical examination and forensic necropsy of small and large animals Provides methods of evidence presentation in the courtroom, the nature of court room testimony, and the development of an expert report Veterinary Forensics: Investigation, Evidence Collection, and Expert Testimony fills the void of applied, real-world investigative techniques for the collection and presentation of veterinary forensic medical and scientific information. It will be a welcome reference to both the student and professional in the understanding all relevant evidentiary, investigative, and legal elements of the discipline.

Bridging the gap between practical crime scene investigation and scientific theory, Crime Scene Forensics: A Scientific Method Approach maintains that crime scene investigations are intensely intellectual exercises that marry scientific and investigative processes. Success in this field requires experience, creative thinking, logic, and the correct application of the science and the scientific method. Emphasizing the necessary thought processes for applying science to the investigation, this text covers: The general scene investigation process, including definitions and philosophy as well as hands-on considerations Archiving the crime scene through photography, sketching, and video Managing the crime scene investigation—the glue that holds the investigation together Searching the crime scene—the logical byproduct of archiving and management Impression/pattern evidence, including fingerprints, bloodstains, footwear impressions, and tire track impressions The biological crime scene and recognizing, collecting, and preserving biological evidence, including forensic entomology and evidence found at bioweapon scenes The fundamental principles of evidence as expressed by the Principle of Divisible Matter and the Locard Exchange Principle: every touch leaves a trace Trace evidence, including glass, paint, and soil Shooting incident scenes, with discussion of bullet paths and gunshot residue The final section examines fire scenes, quality assurance issues, and methods for collecting and preserving various evidence types not covered in other chapters. The delicate balance among logic, science, and investigative activity must be understood in order to successfully work a crime scene. Enhanced by more than 200 color images, this volume provides investigators and students with the tools to grasp these critical concepts, paving an expeditious path to the truth.