For attorneys, preparing plaintiff fact sheets and conducting mass tort medical record review can be arduous and time-consuming. Mass tort litigation involves numerous plaintiffs against one or more defendants in state or federal court, necessitating the review of...
Medical evidence is important in litigation, helping to clearly reveal the actual medical aspects of a case. Medical malpractice attorneys, personal injury lawyers, and lawyers practising in other...
More than four out of ten US customer data breaches occur in the healthcare sector, according to a report by the ITRC (Identity Theft Resource Center) in 2013. The health sector has to report...
In April 2011, the Social Security Administration (SSA) had stopped mailing the annual Social Security benefit statements to beneficiaries as part of budget cuts. The good news is that this...
Medical records are indeed crucial when it comes to winning a social security disability case. The extent of the plaintiff's disability can be proved only with the appropriate medical evidence. What...
The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced a 1.5% increase in Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for approximately 63 million Americans in 2014. The 1.5%...
Are all the treatments provided to patients in hospitals medically necessary? Studies tend to prove otherwise. Along with wrong medications and surgical errors, unnecessary treatments also account...
Is the transition from paper patient charts to electronic records happening too fast? There is a growing fear among patients, physicians and privacy advocates that security measures cannot...
The latest threat in the healthcare scenario that is seemingly on the rise is medical identity theft. It involves the use of an individual's name and identity proof to obtain medical...
When summarizing medical records, it is necessary to ensure that the summary contains all important data contained in the records. Inferences as to what is significant should be based on the major...
A major concern at present is whether the electronic medical record systems available now can provide accurate healthcare data. There are class action suits involving EHR manufacturers, which is...
