Medical record analysis is an important step in claims processing and helps determine patient eligibility for a particular procedure or treatment. When the traditional model of medical record review can be laborious and time-intensive, review processes done using...
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What Role Do Medical Records Play in an Elder Abuse Case?
An elder abuse case involves an injury, and therefore just as in any personal injury case, it calls for the review of the injured person’s medical records and the use of medical record retrieval...
Different Types of Mass Torts That Need Chart Review
Mass tort lawsuits mostly involve negligence, product liability, or intentional tort claims. These personal injury cases require chart review for many plaintiffs who have been injured or taken ill....
Workers’ Compensation Coverage for Firefighters
Firefighters get injured in the line of duty on many occasions such as when rescuing people from burning buildings, in traffic accidents involving fire department emergency vehicles responding to or...
What Is Midwife Malpractice and How Significant Is Medical Record Review?
Certified nurse midwives (CNM) are advanced-practice registered nurses who specialize in women’s reproductive health and childbirth. They attend to women during pregnancy, childbirth, and after...
Social Security Disability Terminology – Some Useful Definitions
Social security benefits provide coverage for all living expenses, medical treatments, and any other financial needs related to the disease, for eligible candidates. According to the SSA (Social...
Medical Record Review for Firework Accident Injuries
The U.S Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) says that more than 12,000 people are injured by fireworks each year. Almost 9000 of those people are admitted to ERs with serious injuries....
How to Write a Medical Chronology
A medical chronology comprises a report that gives you a brief, accurate, and informative summary of a patient’s medical treatment. Attorneys handling multiple cases need this chronology to...
What Are the Key Elements in a Personal Injury Demand Letter?
A personal injury demand letter involves explanation of how the insured is at-fault, the damages and injuries sustained by the plaintiff, and compensation demanded. A demand letter is used to...
Are Construction Site Injuries during Winter Covered by Workers’ Compensation?
Construction site accidents can be any accident that involves a construction worker or a bystander that happens on a construction site. When the accident involves a worker, he or she may be eligible...
Key Points to Note about Medical Records in Workers’ Comp
A workers’ compensation case is evaluated on the basis of the documentation of the injury or illness in the claimant’s medical records. The medical chart reveals the extent of the injury or severity...