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...
Medical Record Review

How can physicians consciously reduce Medical Malpractice Litigation Cases
Medical malpractice is a grave concern for doctors and other medical professionals. These types of cases are time-consuming and complicated and involve the plaintiff's medical records review to...
The Electronic Health Record and Its Impact on Physician-Patient Interaction
The electronic health record was welcomed with mixed reactions by providers, patients as well as legal professionals who have to deal with medical records on a regular basis. One of its perceived...
Stop Upcoding Your Procedures. It is Fraud!
Whistleblower lawsuits or qui tam lawsuits cover fraudulent activities that range from tax evasion to healthcare fraud involving Medicare and Medicaid. These are lawsuits where in citizen...
Transitioning to Cloud-based EHR Could Be Beneficial for Healthcare Providers
What is so good about electronic health records (EHR)? Before the advent of EHRs, access to medical charts and processes such as medical records review were challenging and involved a considerable...
What Is a Medical Records Summary and How Is It Useful for Attorneys?
This blog is an update for our January 27, 2016 blog post "Preparing a Medical Records Summary for Attorney Review". Medical record summaries are fact based, and provide information regarding the...
Importance of No-Fault Laws in States Covering Personal Injury
Medical records review is an important process in personal injury litigation, which helps determine the extent and seriousness of the injury sustained and the medical services provided. Many factors...
Indiana Medical Malpractice Act – Important Revisions in Effect
In any medical malpractice case, the plaintiff's attorney has to obtain a medical expert's opinion (which is made after a detailed medical records review) that there is a probable cause for a...
Why Physicians Should Exercise Great Caution before Accepting an Expert Witness Offer
Plaintiff attorneys as well as defense attorneys retain expert medical witnesses who help them determine the merits of a personal injury or medical malpractice lawsuit. They perform a detailed...
Will Workers’ Compensation Reduce the Social Security Disability Amount You Receive?
Workers' compensation and social security disability insurance benefits are granted only if the disability is established via a comprehensive medical records review. A common concern people have is...
Valuing a Shoulder Injury Case – Major Factors to Consider
Shoulder impingement syndrome personal injury claims call for detailed medical claims review to determine the appropriateness of medical services provided and the nature of the injury. The...