In any medical - legal case, accurate medical records are crucial because the patient’s medical history has considerable bearing on the case. The medical records can be voluminous and the review process quite tedious. So, it is a general practice for both legal and...
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How Medical Review Companies Deliver Real Value to Attorneys
Medical review companies provide significant support to legal teams handling personal injury, medical malpractice, workers’ compensation, social security disability, and other cases that involve a...
HIPAA and PHI Disclosures for Workers’ Compensation Claims
In a workers’ compensation case, when determining the claimant’s eligibility, you need proper substantial evidence. To avoid any complications during the medical record review for workers...
A Glossary of Common Terms Used in Social Security
Social Security pays five types of benefits such as – Retirement, Disability, Spouse’s/dependent children, Survivors and Medicare. Social Security Disability Benefits are determined on the basis of...
Key Tips to Collect and Organize Medical Records
A legal team or an attorney may have to deal with many cases such as medical negligence, malpractice, personal injury, workers’ compensation and more. To prove negligence, causation, and damages,...
Understanding Medical Necessity and Its Intricacies
Medical necessity is an important consideration when processing health insurance claims. It signifies a determination made by a health plan that a plan member’s treatment, test, or procedure is...
What Injuries May Not Be Covered by Workers’ Compensation?
Medical records services are an important consideration in workers’ compensation, a no-fault system that provides compensation for employees injured in the course of their employment. The medical...
5 Ways to Organize and Maintain Patient Records Effectively
Healthcare is one of the largest, complex, and fast-growing sectors in this world. Here, physicians work tirelessly to improve the quality of patient care, but they face several challenges. One such...
SSA’s Major Updates to Disability Listings for Musculoskeletal Disorders
Recently, the SSA introduced major changes in the requirements of both adult and child listings for musculoskeletal disorders. These medically determinable impairments signify a variety of...
Medical Records Release – Protocol to Follow, and Some Misconceptions
Physicians’ offices receive medical record requests via personal requests from patients, their non-attorney representative, or attorney representative. The records may also be requested via...
How to Identify Missing Medical Records via Medical Records Analysis
Medical records analysis involves a comprehensive evaluation of the healthcare data of a patient. In other words, it constitutes collecting, reviewing, interpreting and summarizing the facts in the...