Medical imaging studies form a crucial component of a patient's medical chart and play a pivotal role in substantiating injuries and their repercussions for plaintiffs and their legal representatives. When a medical record review company assesses medical images, their...
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The Widening Network of Electronic Medical Records
Electronic medical records are being implemented in doctors' offices and hospitals, primarily with a view to sharing them among providers and various venues. This is expected to improve healthcare...
Exchangeable and Fully Functional EHRs – A Firm Stride Towards Improved Care Provision
Digital technology has dramatically transformed the world we live in and the way we communicate. Tablets, smartphones and web-enabled devices rule the world today, and are proving to be especially...
Medical Records as Proof-bearers of Medical Negligence
Even the minutest negligence in a hospital setting can trigger a series of fatalities and therefore needs to be prevented at all costs. Take the case of the recent Ebola case in the U.S. Reports say...
Integrated Electronic Health Record Solution for Improved Care Coordination
Healthcare organizations are increasingly investing in electronic health records with a view to improve patient care and make it cost-effective. However, many EHR systems are not comprehensive or...
How Improved Patient Access to their Medical Records Can Prove Useful
Many physicians have inhibitions about allowing patients to access their own medical records online. The common fears include possible misuse of data, harm to patients/practice and increased...
Legal Issues that EMRs Can Trigger
Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) have transformed the healthcare industry by digitizing patient information, streamlining processes, and improving patient care. EMRs offer a multitude of benefits...
The Anatomy of a Medical Chronology
Insurance defense litigation is highly challenging. Whether the case involves professional liability, personal injury, product liability, mass torts or general insurance defense, this type of...
Submitting Social Security Disability (SSD) Claims – Prime Considerations
Social security disability claims are judged on the basis of a claimants' work history, physicians' opinions regarding work, medical records, and the attempts made by the claimant to return to work....
Physicians’ Office Records – Ensure You Have the Complete Set
Personal injury cases are mostly settled out of court and this is mainly done on the basis of medical reports. This calls for comprehensiveness and completeness of these documents. In an injury...
Workers’ Compensation Insurance – Can Penalties / “Fixes” Improve the System?
Workers' Compensation (WC) ensures medical treatment, payment during the recovery period, compensation payment for permanent disability resulting from the work injury as well as job retraining for...