Lawsuits That Require Medical Chart Review Services
Major types of lawsuits that require medical chart review include personal injury, mass torts, worker’s compensation, medical malpractice, and more.
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To prove a case, attorneys may have to collect medical records such as progress notes, consultation records, physicians’ orders, lab reports, and nursing notes, discharge summary, admission records etc. Medical records contain key details about the plaintiff’s diagnosis, prescribed drugs, medical and social history, review done by professionals, lab test results, and so on. In a medical-legal case, both the plaintiff and defense attorneys may have to review these medical records to understand various medical facts and find evidence to support or defend their clients. Medical chart review done by professionals help attorneys understand the nature and extent of injury or illness sustained by a claimant in a lawsuit. Different types of lawsuits that need medical records services include Personal injury cases • •
medical case chronology provides information about medical encounters in a chronological manner medical record review helps rule out any pre-existing conditions
Medical malpractice or negligence cases • •
medical record review evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of the case and its potential value helps establish whether there is any element of malpractice
Social security disability claims •
for SSD claim denials, the attorney would use the evidence to argue the case
Product liability cases Medical record review – • •
highlights injury or harm caused due to the use of a defective product helps determine whether the product caused the patient’s injuries
Mass torts •
help understand the complexities of such cases that may delay or prevent recovery
Workers’ compensation claims • •
helps prove whether an injury is work-related, and thereby covered under workers’ compensation shows whether the worker had pre-existing conditions or injuries before filing the claim
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The medical chart review process involves requesting the relevant medical records from various healthcare practices and facilities, medical record organization, and categorization, interpreting the records, medical case chronology preparation or creating accurate medical timelines and medical case summary preparation. Chart review enables the attorney to ascertain whether the defendant is liable for the damages caused, and the nature and extent of the damages. With reliable medical review services, attorneys can get an understanding of the various medical records related to all major and minor medical events related to the case.
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