Our legal
nurse
consultant
reviews
all
available
hospital
medical
records,
physician
records,
x-rays,
depositions,
affidavits,
and
any
other
pertinent
data
to
compare
what
actually
happened
with
appropriate
and
applicable
standards
of
care.
We
look
for
indications
of a
causal
connection
between
the
deviation
from
the
standard
and
the
injury
to
the
patient.
Our
legal
nurse
consultants
can
be
used
as
either
a
consultant
or
testifying
experts.
In a
consulting
role,
our
consultant
is
the
clinical
expert
who
reviews
the
medical
record,
provides
clinical
interpretation,
and
assists
by
identifying
cases
of
caregiver
abuse,
elderly
abuse,
questionable
death
and
negligence
issues
to
pursue.
When
used
as a
testifying
expert,
legal
counsel
will
rely
on
our
professional
nurse's
testimony
to
establish
the
misconduct
in
billing
procedures,
professional
practice
standards
and
violations
of
care
for
the
judge
and/or
jury.
We specialize in the following types of
cases:
Medical and Nursing
Malpractice Cases- cases involving the professional negligence of
a healthcare provider or the negligence of a healthcare facility, such as a
hospital or HMO.
General Personal Injury
Cases- nonprofessional cases such as premises liability cases,
and auto accidents.
Criminal Cases-
cases involving sexual and physical assault, DWI cases, criminal malpractice, victims of
violent crime, crime scene investigation/forensic analysis cases, and
Medicare fraud and abuse cases.
Workplace Injury and
Worker’s Compensation Cases- cases involving job-related injuries
arising out of and in the course of employment.
Health, Illness or
Injury-cases involving medical-related issues such as family law,
probate, school health, sexual harassment, social security benefits,
Medicare benefits, insurance, elder abuse/illness and Family Leave Act.
Our work with clients includes:
-
Independent
and unbiased case review
-
Determining
or ruling out contributory negligence
-
Defending
action as adherences to
acceptable standards of care
-
Identifying
deviances from accepted standards of case
-
Identifying
the "empty chair"
-
Identifying
causation factors
-
Assisting
with the determination of damages
Our work with
Medical Record Review cases include:
-
Independent
and unbiased case review of medical necessity.
-
Medical &
Billing malpractice.
-
Appropriateness of hospital admission & stay.
-
Finding
violations of rights to
adequate medical care.
-
Violations in
acceptable standards of care.
-
Unexpected or
unexplained death.
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