Medical record indexing or medical record organization involves classifying and organizing the medical records relevant to a particular case or claim. This classification is made based on criteria such as patient diagnosis, treatment, identification and so on....
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Long-Term Disability Insurance vs Social Security Disability Insurance
A person who becomes unable to work following an accident or illness, can rely on disability insurance programs for economic support. Any disability program requires medical records review to...
Disability Benefits – Medical Conditions That Qualify [Infographic]
Severe disabilities can limit anyone’s ability to work and lead a normal, pain-free life. Disability benefit programs of the SSA (Social Security Administration) are highly significant, and medical...
Deposition Summary – Types and Tips to Prepare [Infographic]
A deposition transcript may comprise hundreds of pages of transcribed conversations, making it challenging for busy attorneys to read and remember everything in the transcript. Both the plaintiff-...
What Does the Discovery Process in a Medical Malpractice Case Involve?
A medical malpractice case arises when a medical professional such as a doctor, nurse, or other specialist fails to act according to the proper standard of care towards a patient, thereby injuring...
How to Make Medical Record Analysis Easier and More Efficient
Medical record analysis – a very important initial process in medical litigation, involves comprehensive analysis of the medical history of a patient. The medical history includes details about the...
6 Best Legal Document Management Software in Use Now
An update to the blog, “15 Innovative Tech Tools For The Modern Law Firm”. A law firm has to handle a huge number of documents each day in the form of paperwork, emails, audios, video recordings,...
Types of Medical Malpractice Cases Lawyers Deal With
To prove that medical malpractice occurred, lawyers have to establish that a physician-patient relationship existed; that the doctor was negligent and caused harm to the claimant in a way that a...
Four Key Elements to Prove Medical Negligence or Malpractice
So, hope you’ve read the key differences between medical negligence and malpractice. It is clear that medical negligence occurs as a result of a provider not taking the right action when caring for...
Best Practices for Preparing Mass Tort Plaintiff Fact Sheet
An update to the blog, “Key Steps in the Plaintiff Fact Sheet Preparation Process” When it comes to mass tort litigation, plaintiff fact sheets (PFS) are necessary to determine the claimants’...
Universal Precautions and Standard Precautions & Their Legal Significance
Healthcare lawsuits mostly involve a deviation from an established standard of care. To identify such deviation, the patient’s medical records need to be reviewed, preferably by professional medical...