Insurance companies deal with diverse claims including personal injury, mass tort, medical malpractice, product liability, and workers’ compensation claims. Insurers often pay only for those expenses that are directly related to the injury or illness. Medical record...
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What Are the Types of Medical Evaluations Critical to the Disability Claims-Determination Process?
Disability determination has to be made with great caution both to ensure that healthcare services are being used appropriately and to control healthcare costs. Processes such as medical peer...
An Overview of Disability Income Insurance and its Importance
Disability income (DI) insurance is something that most people tend to ignore even though they may purchase other types of insurance such as life insurance and auto insurance. However, the fact is...
What Are the Different Types of Medical Chart Reviews?
As a complete record of a patient’s clinical data and medical information documented by a physician, nurse, lab technician or any other member of a patient’s medical team, a medical chart is a...
What Documents Do Lawyers Require to File a Medical Malpractice Claim?
Medical malpractice occurs when patients are harmed or injured due to poor medical treatment or mistaken diagnosis from a medical provider such as a doctor, nurse, or any medical worker. Patients...
What Medical Records Are Necessary to Apply for Social Security Disability?
Medical records play a significant role when determining eligibility for SSA (Social Security Administration)’s social security disability benefits. Without the right medical evidence made available...
Top Reasons for Medical Claim Denials and Solutions [Infographic]
Health insurance covers hospital expenses including pre- and post-hospitalization as well as in-patient treatments. Insurance claim denials are also common due to diverse reasons. Attorneys handling...
Poor Quality Medical Records – Reasons and Solutions to Address Them
Maintaining accurate and comprehensive medical records is essential for healthcare providers and practices in laying a solid foundation for effective patient care, accurate medical billing and legal...
Top Ten Violations at the Workplace Compiled by OSHA
Safety violations in the workplace lead to accidents and injuries and increases the number of workers’ compensation claims. There are cases in companies, where workers were left vulnerable without...
6 Prior-authorization Terms for Physicians to Know
Prior authorization is a cost-control process that health plans use to restrict patient access to medical treatments, drugs and services. Under this, it is mandatory for physicians to obtain...
How to Ensure Proper Anesthesia Record Keeping and Avoid Malpractice Risk
The anesthetic record is primarily a medical record and it is significant from the point of view of patient safety. It is an important medico-legal document and also valuable for research and as a...