Role of MRR in a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

Medical record reviews are crucial for medical malpractice attorneys to identify key facts related to their case.

In a medical malpractice lawsuit, it is critical to support the allegations of injury with medical records. Medical records can provide solid evidence to prove whether or not the injury suffered by the plaintiff is due to medical malpractice. Attorneys require medical records review to identify the strengths and weaknesses of their case. Accurate review focuses on the injuries of the plaintiff and helps in highlighting the relevant medical information that is valuable to develop the case. Medical records summary enables attorneys to reconstruct the patient history from the time of admission to discharge from the hospital.

Common errors that can lead to medical malpractice lawsuits includemisdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis, medication errors, childbirth injuries, and anesthesia errors.A professional medical record review company cananalyze the relevant medical records to identifywhether the required standard of care or treatment protocol wasfollowed, while delivering the medical services.

Medical record review services for malpractice lawsuits include the following.

Medical record chronology and timeline

 Provides an accurate timeline of the plaintiff’s medical journey

 Helps in finding all the important events that explain the negligence

Aberrations in the standard of care

 Identifies deviations from the standard of care

Assessment of standard of care

 Helps to prove whether there was negligence

Identify mitigating factors

 Highlights circumstances that can lessen the severity of medical negligence

Evaluate the severity of the injury

 Provides an insight into the severity of the injury

Medical records provide all relevant data such as vital signs of the patient, chief complaint, relevant physical findings, information on any recent surgery, and the status of devices or ostomies. Some of the records requested by attorneys while litigating medical malpractice lawsuits arethe medical records of the injured, facility records from the healthcare organization where the plaintiff received the treatment, the written or

electronic form of communication between the patient and the healthcare providers, and internal communication details involving the facility representatives and the attending physicians, especially in ER rooms. Experienced medical reviewers can efficiently organize, review and summarize large-volume medical records for medical malpractice attorneys.