Dr. Lori Roscoe

Correctional HealthCare Consultants, LLC is led by Dr. Lori Roscoe. Dr. Roscoe is an Autonomous Practice Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, certified through the National Commission on Correctional Health Care as a Certified Correctional Health Professional Registered Nurse (CCHP-RN). This designation not only demonstrates mastery of national standards and the knowledge expected of leaders in this field, but also is reflective of expertise in correctional nursing. She has a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from the University of Alabama, and a PhD in Healthcare Administration. Dr. Roscoe has a Master of Science degree in Nursing and a Master’s degree in Public Administration with a Healthcare Concentration. Dr. Roscoe began working in Corrections in 1995 as the Health Service Administrator for a female prison in the Northeastern United States. She has worked as an Associate Program Director and a Regional Administrator on the statewide level. She has correctional business expertise in healthcare operations, policy and procedure development, project management, Continuous Quality Improvement, human resources, staff orientation and development, finance and contract auditing. Dr. Roscoe has worked with staff to achieve successful facility accreditation from both the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) and the American Correctional Association.  

Dr. Roscoe is a frequent contributor at national correctional healthcare conferences, including the National Commission on Correctional Health Care, and has moderated webinars for The American College of Correctional Physicians, of which she is a member. Recent topics about which she has shared her expertise with others in the industry include Case Studies in Correctional Nursing: Practice, Standards and Leadership; What Do the Correctional Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice Mean to Me?; and A Comprehensive Look at Correctional Healthcare Documentation: The Critical Importance of Medical and Behavioral Healthcare Documentation. Dr. Roscoe is honored to be a member of the American Nurses Association correctional nursing expert workgroup that reviewed and revised the Scope and Standards of Practice for Correctional Nurses. She was involved with both the second and third editions, and is part of the current workgroup. She is a noted subject matter expert and is quoted in the 2013 book The Essentials of Correctional Nursing (Schoenly and Knox). Dr. Roscoe is a member of the NCCHC expert workgroup reviewing and revising the Standards for Prisons and Standards for Jails. Dr. Roscoe is a founding member of the American Correctional Nurses Association – The Voice of Correctional Nursing.

Dr. Roscoe has reviewed and summarized health records in preparation for litigation. She has reviewed discovery and prepared expert witness reports for cases involving correctional medical malpractice, deliberate indifference and wrongful death. She has been retained by both Defendants and Plaintiffs to help determine if a case had merit. Dr. Roscoe has testified as an expert in correctional nursing, correctional healthcare administration, correctional provider care and custody issues in deposition and at trial. 

Dr. Roscoe has been an auditor for the Medical Association of Georgia, ensuring that the Georgia Department of Corrections facilities and some Georgia county facilities were compliant with the latest national standards.