So, how are medical records used for medico legal purposes? Medical records play a crucial role in medico-legal matters, serving as an essential documentation that provides an accurate account of a patient's medical history, diagnosis, and treatment. In legal...
Just like any other specialists, dentists can also make mistakes that lead to dental negligence and malpractice. Dental negligence can have serious consequences on the patient’s oral health, and...
So, hope you’ve read the key differences between medical negligence and malpractice. It is clear that medical negligence occurs as a result of a provider not taking the right action when caring for...
Employers in different industry sectors need to be aware of the official regulations issued from time to time to stay compliant and ensure workplace safety for their employees. Workers’ compensation...
An update to the blog, “Key Steps in the Plaintiff Fact Sheet Preparation Process” When it comes to mass tort litigation, plaintiff fact sheets (PFS) are necessary to determine the claimants’...
The patient medical record is a document that is clinically as well as legally significant. It contains valuable data about a patient’s medical history and the various clinical encounters he/she...
This is a continuation of the ideas presented in our earlier blog “Universal Precautions and Standard Precautions & Their Legal Significance.” Medical negligence cases are of different types and...
Healthcare lawsuits mostly involve a deviation from an established standard of care. To identify such deviation, the patient’s medical records need to be reviewed, preferably by professional medical...
Preparation of a narrative summary is an important medical review service that attorneys utilize to the best effect in their medical litigation. What is a medical narrative summary? It is a running...
Elder abuse is a serious social concern in both developing and developed countries. WHO defines elder abuse as “a single, or repeated act, or lack of appropriate action, occurring within any...
Attorneys require collecting and reviewing of medical records to obtain crucial evidence that support their case. While the right data and information are extremely important, medical record...