The discovery process plays a pivotal role in the legal landscape, serving as a crucial mechanism for both parties involved in a lawsuit to gather and exchange relevant information. This pre-trial phase enables attorneys to uncover facts, obtain evidence, and gain a...
Julie Clements
Important Facts to Know about Disability Reviews
Disability benefit recipients, whether SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance) or SSI (Supplemental Security Income) benefit recipients, should know that their medical condition will be reviewed...
How “Transferability” of Skills Could Impact a Disability Claim
The SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance) program administered through the SSA (Social Security Administration) provides benefits to disabled Americans who are unable to engage in work and...
10 Social Security and SSI Disability Changes for 2021
Social security disability benefits provide economic succor to millions of disabled Americans. The disability or impairment must fall within the SSA (Social Security Administration)’s definition of...
Medical Chart Review – Know the Key Parts to Analyze [Infographic]
Chart reviews are crucial for medical necessity determination, personal injury cases, workers’ compensation claims, social security disability claims, medical research, and clinical documentation....
Pre-trial Deposition – Key Mistakes Physicians Must Avoid
Pre-trial deposition plays a key role in a medical malpractice case. During the deposition, the defendant physician meets the plaintiff's attorney and answers the questions asked. The defense...
6 Social Security Administration Programs for Expediting Disability Claims [Infographic]
Thousands of Americans experience severe disabilities each year that prevent them from working normally and earning a living. For such people, the Social Security Administration (SSA) and social...
Different Types of Records That Law Firms Need to Index
While handling lawsuits that involve medical elements, let that be personal injury, medical malpractice or workers’ compensation, an attorney has to get the patient’s medical records reviewed by a...
MOS Medical Record Reviews, a Key Player in the Medical Peer Review Services Market
Medical peer review is an important process in health insurance claims processing. It helps determine whether the treatment provided to a patient was medically necessary. The recent Medical Peer...
How Medical Chart Review and Medical Record Summary Assist Attorneys
This is an update to our blog What Is A Medical Records Summary and How Is It Useful for Attorneys? Medical record summaries are created based on a detailed chart review and are fact based,...
Insurance Peer Reviews – The Process and the Peer Review Report
Peer reviews are utilized by healthcare providers and insurance companies to obtain detailed, evidence-based reports that provide objective and accurate answers to case-specific questions. The...