In the modern, intricate healthcare ecosystem, medical record retrieval serves as a lynchpin in solidifying evidence related to several cases including, product liability, worker’s compensation, social security disability and personal injury litigations. Medical...
Product liability cases are complex and different from ordinary injury cases. These cases can be brought under three broad legal theory categories, namely theory of negligence, theory of strict...
The services of a medical review company are valuable in a product liability case that involves an injury or harm to the plaintiff. Such cases require the review of relevant medical records to...
A medical chart review has a very important role to play as regards a workers’ compensation claim for back injury. The information contained in the medical records has considerable impact on whether...
There is heightened potential for workplace injuries, specifically in the construction industry as the nature of work is highly physical involving complicated machinery. High-risk situations like...
With advancements in the field of medicine, health care providers prescribe drugs and recommend the use of medical devices for the betterment of patients. However, when manufacturers rush new...
The SSA (Social Security Administration) has announced a record-breaking 5.9% increase in social security retirement, social security disability (SSDI), and supplemental security income (SSI)...
When the immune system that is responsible for safeguarding the human body from diseases fails to function properly, it leads to disability. Immune system disorders are caused either by the...
Medical records are an important component of medical litigation and are an integral part of the legal process right from the pre-litigation phase. Paralegals entrusted with medical record review,...
Workers’ compensation provides coverage for employees injured or taken ill in the course of their work. The eligibility for benefits is based on a comprehensive medical chart review that would help...
The SSA (Social Security Administration) uses the guidelines in their Blue Book to determine whether a person’s disability is severe enough to qualify him or her for disability benefits. For any...
