In personal injury, medical malpractice, workers’ compensation and other claims that involve a medical component, medical history plays a pivotal role in establishing the validity of the claim. Attorneys and legal teams utilize medical record retrieval services to...
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Disability Claims Processing for Veterans – Some Facts
Honorably discharged veterans are eligible for disability benefits, i.e. compensation and medical care for any disabling medical condition/injury incurred or aggravated while they were in service. A...
20 Years of HIPAA – Why More Flexibility in Information Sharing May Be Necessary
Medical records are at the center of many important processes such as medical peer review, medical claims review, and medical records retrieval. Medical and legal entities and their support services...
Can EHR Adoption Ensure Patient Safety and Provider Satisfaction?
This is the age of the electronic health record (EHR) and there is no doubt the system has a number of benefits that come with automation. They are meant to standardize data collection, provide...
Why Medical Records Are a Hot Product on the Dark Web Marketplace
Imagine having to pay a huge amount for a surgery you never received! That is what happens when your medical records are compromised. In 2015 alone, more than 113 million medical records were hacked...
Wrong-Site Surgery – Medical-Legal Risks Involved
Wrong site, wrong patient, and wrong procedure surgeries are grave patient safety incidents that are avoidable. However, these occur mainly due to healthcare providers not effectively using the...
Malpractice Liability in Surgeries Done to the Wrong-site of the Body
Wrong site surgery is one of the major reasons that give rise to medical malpractice cases, and this occurs when surgery is performed on the wrong site of the body. It is also when surgery is...
Workers’ Compensation Fraud a Major Crime in America
Medical record review for attorneys is a valuable service workers’ compensation lawyers use to make the important medical record evaluation process easier and quicker. Usually provided by a good...
Are Patients Allowed to See Everything That Is on Their Medical Chart?
The HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) gives U.S. patients the right to access their medical records and control who else has access to the information. Attorneys handling...
Ensure a Winning Advantage with Medical Record Review Service
Medical legal cases are complex, based on intricate facts and making your way through these to a successful litigation outcome is quite challenging. Medical record review being an important process...
How to Structure an Independent Medical Evaluation Report
An independent medical examination or evaluation has medical and legal value and is performed by a medical physician who has received special training and experience in the field. He/she is not...