For law firms handling personal injury, medical malpractice, or workers’ compensation cases, obtaining accurate and timely medical records is vital. The medical record retrieval process is a vital component of medico-legal litigation. The process encompasses the...
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Employer Alert – What You Must Know About ADA and Fitness for Duty Exam
It is quite uncanny how something you believe to be perfectly legal can have the effect of a boomerang. The question is whether a fitness for duty exam for an employee can rebound on your face as a...
Fear of the Unknown? — Providers Still Hesitant to Adopt EMR
EMR adoption with its associated incentives of roughly $44,000 per physician did act as a catalyst for the transition to EMR system though it has not yet completely met the government’s drive to...
Social Security Disability (SSD) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) – Key Differentiators
Both SSD and SSI are administered by the SSA (Social Security Administration) and the medical eligibility for both is determined in the same manner, but these programs have key differences. Social...
Preventable Medical Errors in Hospitals – The Third Leading Cause of Death in the US
Many physicians in the US have voiced their concern online regarding the conventional healthcare system and how it needs to be changed. The United States has the most expensive healthcare in the...
Privacy Rights of Patients as Per HIPAA
Healthcare providers are obliged to comply with HIPAA requirements regarding the privacy rights granted to patients. Patients have the right to view their medical records and also ask for a written...
Preparing Legal Rebuttals – Count on a Reliable Medical Record Review Firm
Legal rebuttals have to be drafted with great care and accuracy; they have to be thoroughly professional. The rebuttal preparation can be made easy with the assistance of a medical record review...
Medical Record Review – Aspects that Have an Impact
Medical records may comprise both electronic and paper documentation, and these contain accurate information regarding the patient, the diagnosis, treatment and results. When reviewing these for...
Electronic Health Records Pick up Pace in the U.S
As cited at the government’s health and human services website, the U.S has reached a tipping point in adoption of EHR. HHS secretary Kathleen Sebelius mentioned this when calling attention to the...
Verizon’s New Service — Hospitals Can Hope to Demonstrate “Meaningful Use” of the Computer System
Doctors can share medical records without concerns about privacy breach thanks to Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ)’s introduction of its first national service Secure Universal Message Services to...
Discovering Critical Medical Facts with Medical Review Services
Any attorney involved in medical litigation will endorse the statement that medical record organization and indexing is a tough proposition. Cases including medical negligence and personal injury...