Workers’ compensation claims are often challenging due to many reasons. There are stringent regulations to consider, which may be different in different states. Another major concern is the risk of fraud, that leads to increased healthcare costs and other hassles. The...
A medical chart review is indispensable with regard to processing health insurance claims and to understand the nature and extent of injury or illness sustained by a claimant in a lawsuit. The...
In any medical-legal case, medical records act as testimony to the various treatments provided to the patient. To obtain the required evidence from the records, medical record review is a mandatory...
An illness acquired as a result of the specific nature of the workplace is known as an occupational disease and may be compensable under workers’ compensation insurance. This blog focuses on an...
Providers of medical records services that assist attorneys in personal injury, workers’ compensation, medical malpractice and other cases are required to maintain HIPAA compliance. This means that...
Conducting in-depth case research, maintaining compliance with multiple legal laws, doing trial preparation, and more, the job of an attorney is quite challenging. Among these duties, in-depth case...
Attorneys representing disability claimants will need solid medical evidence to support the disability allegation. This evidence is to be developed from the medical records through a thorough...
Subpoena refers to a written order from the court or attorney that requires a person to attend court and provide evidence or to submit certain documents to the court. Medical practitioners are often...
Workers’ compensation typically covers an injury or illness that arises out of the course of employment. The coverage will of course be provided only based on a comprehensive medical chart review to...
Exposure to the COVID-19 virus that spreads mainly through respiratory droplets or contact with virus-infected surfaces, can occur at the workplace. Transmission can also occur while the worker...
Workplace-related injuries and illnesses may be compensable under workers’ compensation insurance. The important requirement in this regard is medical record analysis to obtain evidence regarding...
