In any law firm handling personal injury, product liability, or workers’ compensation cases, medical record retrieval is an important requirement. Paper records have now been replaced with electronic medical records, and this is aimed at helping with the retrieval,...
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What Does the Medical Record Organization Process Involve?
Medical records review and analysis involves comprehensive evaluation of a patient’s healthcare information for medical or legal purposes. The reviewer will review, interpret, and analyze the facts...
What Are the Medical Records Needed for Long-term Disability Insurance Claims?
For a long-term disability claim, it is important that the medical records include accurate and thorough documentation of the claimant’s physical or mental condition. A doctor’s note stating the...
Important Facts to Know about Disability Reviews
Disability benefit recipients, whether SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance) or SSI (Supplemental Security Income) benefit recipients, should know that their medical condition will be reviewed...
Key Differences – Long-term Disability Insurance vs Social Security Disability
Disability insurance can protect against loss of income, if employees become disabled due to an injury or illness. Disability coverage can be either bought from private insurance companies or...
11 Common Reasons Why Insurers Deny Medical Claims
Typically, health insurance companies reimburse the medical bills of an insured person who falls ill or require some medical service. However, sometimes these medical claims are denied for various...
How “Transferability” of Skills Could Impact a Disability Claim
The SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance) program administered through the SSA (Social Security Administration) provides benefits to disabled Americans who are unable to engage in work and...
Key Documents That Lawyers Needed To File a Medical Malpractice Claim
Medical malpractice occurs when patients are harmed or injured due to poor/inadequate medical treatment or mistaken diagnosis from a healthcare provider such as a doctor, nurse, or any medical...
10 Social Security and SSI Disability Changes for 2021
Social security disability benefits provide economic succor to millions of disabled Americans. The disability or impairment must fall within the SSA (Social Security Administration)’s definition of...
Birth Injury Medical Malpractice – Some Key Points
Medical malpractice as well as negligence can lead to a wide range of birth injuries. Birth injury refers to any complication caused during the pregnancy and delivery that cause the baby to have a...
What is the Importance of Medical Peer Review in Workers’ Compensation
Insurance peer review is an important process when determining the claimant’s eligibility for medical insurance coverage. It helps ensure that the coverage is provided for medically necessary...