Thinking of hiring an outside legal nurse consulting firm?
The decision isn’t always easy. Here are some ideas that might help.

First, always run a cost-analysis. Run a sample scenario and then examine other factors. In our experience, the most successful clients usually deploy a judicious mix of employees for administrative legal work and legal nurse consultants for issues requiring medical expertise.

The second step should be a careful examination of work flow. If you have 42 (or more) consecutive weeks of work, in-house staffing may be economically feasible. If, however, your case flow comes in bursts of activity, followed by weeks of low activity, outsourcing to a firm like Forensic Legal Nurse Consultants remains the best solution. Don’t forget to factor this in: If your staff is in the middle of another case (or three) how much of an additional burden can they absorb before things start to break down?

Finally, if you do decide to use an outside firm to help, your choice of consultants can make or break the case. Not any nurse should be used as a legal nurse. Cousin Larry whose wife is a nurse in a local pediatrician’s office isn’t ideally certified to consult on legal cases. Ask yourself this:

Would you want a dermatologist doing surgery on your brain?
They’re both doctors….see our point?

Select Forensic Legal Nurse Consultants for your consulting needs. We are field-tested, experienced, and flexible to your schedule and offer a risk-free guarantee with our work.

The nursing specialties of our staff include:

Emergency Care
OB/GYN
Sexual Assault
Forensic Evidence Collection
Cardiac Care
Geriatric Care
Pediatric
Nursing Home Administration

Cost is critical, so run the numbers first! But beyond the issue of price, the job must be completed on time, on budget and up to your standards of quality. Settling for less can mean the difference in settling a case you might have won.
 

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