How a Medical Chart Review Company Can Support Attorneys

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How a Medical Chart Review Company Can Support Attorneys A medical chart review company is a reliable business partner that helps attorneys build a strong case from the very beginning.

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Attorneys involved in medical litigation often have to handle medical records in connection with personal injury, medical malpractice, insurance fraud, product liability and mass tort cases. The medical record or chart contains rich and valuable information that has to be mined and made ready for use. It is best that the medical records are organized, reviewed and summarized by a professional medical chart review company. You may ask why --- can’t this be done by an in-house team? They could, but it could turn out to be quite frustrating and time-consuming primarily because they are unfamiliar with the complex medical terminology. Reading the medical chart, whether a paper chart or EHR printout, is a difficult proposition. For example, when reviewing and interpreting a patient’s medical chart for medical malpractice, you need to determine whether correct treatment was provided. You must review the H&P (History & Physical) that should document the patient’s pre-existing medical conditions, why the patient chose treatment, and the treating doctor’s initial impressions. The H & P must then be compared to the Discharge Summary that traces the patient’s hospital stay and his/her condition at the time of discharge. The records you will have to review include those prepared by neurologists, cardiologists, orthopedists, psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers among others. Medical records also include imaging records documenting the results of X-rays, MRI studies and CT scans. This requires a high level of expertise, which your in-house team of paralegals and others may not have. A medical review company on the other hand will have a trained and experienced team comprising physicians, legal nurse consultants

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and documentation specialists who can provide quick and accurate review of the medical records. What services can you expect from a medical chart review company?  Medical record organization with Bates numbering to easily identify the records, making them more efficient and useful.  Medical chronologies and associated time lines. This will help identify all the important issues and damages in the case. A professional outsourcing firm can make available any report according to your requirements.  Medical records review along with summaries and written explanations  Application of standards of care  Identifying deviations from expected standards of care  Identification of missing records/information, signs of tampering, and errors  Providing a clear picture of various medical diagnoses, procedures, surgeries, and medications administered in a language that is comprehensible to the jury. Lawyers utilizing medical review solutions need not spend valuable time and effort trying to assess the strengths and weaknesses of a case. The chart review firm will do it for them, assessing areas of vulnerability and identifying them at an early stage so that you can decide whether to settle or continue litigating the case. You can count on the record review firm to provide objective and comprehensive reviews for the following types of cases:

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 Medical malpractice  Personal injury  Nursing home abuse  Insurance defense  Social security disability  Class action  Criminal cases A medical chart review company is a reliable business partner that helps attorneys build a strong case from the very beginning. Though you have access to rich resources on almost every topic including medical information via the internet, the available information can be overwhelming. This is why you require assistance from a capable provider. It is the best way to make sense of the medical jargon and understand the intricacies of the healthcare industry. When working with a dedicated provider of medical review solutions, you have the best resource for your medical litigation from start to finish.

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