Monthly Archives: February 2017

Why Insurance Companies Need to Broaden Coverage for Alternative Pain Treatment Options

February 27, 2017 Julie Clements

Medical peer review is an indispensable service for insurers to ensure that claims are justly handled, not unfairly declined and settled in a timely manner. It helps them capture independently verified data that would help demonstrate that insurance claims have been settled fairly. Typically, health insurers make their coverage decisions on the basis of the … Continue reading Why Insurance Companies Need to Broaden Coverage for Alternative Pain Treatment Options →

Medical Record Review

How to Mitigate the Risk Associated with Product Liability Claims

February 22, 2017 MOS Medical Reviews

Individuals harmed by a defective or unsafe product may have a cause of action against the entities that designed, manufactured, sold, or furnished that product. The injury caused by the product is established through a product liability medical record review. Typically, product liability cases are based on the theories of negligence, breach of warranty, misrepresentation … Continue reading How to Mitigate the Risk Associated with Product Liability Claims →

Medical Review Services

Medication Misuse Risky for Patients in Nursing Homes

February 15, 2017 Julie Clements

It is estimated that close to 4 million adults live in long term care facilities including nursing homes in the United States. Though most of this population are well-cared for, nursing home abuse is also a stark reality. Elder abuse in residential care facilities is difficult to identify and many cases go unreported. Nursing home … Continue reading Medication Misuse Risky for Patients in Nursing Homes →

Record Retrieval Services

High Medical Record Retrieval Costs are Restricting Access to Medical Records

February 13, 2017 MOS Medical Reviews

Medical record retrieval becomes necessary when the records are needed for personal reasons of patients, insurance purposes and legal purposes. The medical records are kept in medical facilities, hospital record departments and physician offices, and these entities incur costs finding the appropriate records and copying them. The HIPAA Act allows medical record custodians to charge … Continue reading High Medical Record Retrieval Costs are Restricting Access to Medical Records →

Medical Review Services

How to Keep Your Personal Data Safe from Hackers in 2017

February 6, 2017 Julie Clements

As providers of medical review services to clients in the legal and medical fields and fully aware of the sensitive nature of the data we handle, we attach top priority to security and keep updating our security measures in keeping with new threats. Cyber threats are a real concern for businesses. Let alone business entities, … Continue reading How to Keep Your Personal Data Safe from Hackers in 2017 →

Medical Record Review

Power Morcellation Litigation and the Role of Medical Record Retrieval and Medical Record Review Services

February 1, 2017 MOS Medical Reviews

Personal injury lawyers depend on medical record retrieval services for obtaining the medical records of their clients that contain all the critical facts of their case. A records retrieval team comprising nurses and other retrieval specialists empowers lawyers to succeed in court. Any product liability or personal injury case involves voluminous medical records that will … Continue reading Power Morcellation Litigation and the Role of Medical Record Retrieval and Medical Record Review Services →