Wrongful death occurs when the negligent actions or wrongful acts of one person result in the death of another. The specific laws governing wrongful death vary from state to state, allowing surviving spouses, immediate family members, children, or parents of a...
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Cross Industry Collaboration Vital for Improving EHR Usability and Patient Safety
Electronic health record systems have their advantages, and this is something any entity having to handle medical records including providers of medical review services will endorse. But EHRs have...
What Are the Most Common Types of Personal Injury Cases?
The hassles that may be associated with filing a lawsuit prevent many injured people hesitant to file a personal injury lawsuit. However, there is no other choice if you want to obtain compensation...
Provider Alert: How A Medical Claim Dispute Could Change into Medical Billing Fraud
Can a medical claim or billing dispute develop into a medical billing fraud case? It could, going by Bloomberg Law reports. Typically, medical records review and medical claim review are processes...
12 Things to Consider to Minimize Personal Injury on Dairy Farms
Personal injury claims related to farm work arise when workers are hurt by high-impact kicks from cows, strenuous lifting, accidental falls, machinery malfunctions, and unsanitary conditions. Just...
Do Product Liability Cases Come under Personal Injury Law?
Product liability cases come under personal injury when defective products cause injury to a person and bring medical expenses and result in lost wages. These injuries need to be evaluated via a...
When the Personal Injury and Criminal Defense Aspects Converge
Personal injury claims arise when you are injured due to another person's negligence, and you can claim compensation for your injury and losses. The amount you can recover includes your medical...
CMS’ New Memo Bans Physicians from Texting Medical Orders
The medical chart is a valuable document for various medico-legal processes such as medical chart review and physicians' medical review. It contains valuable information about the health condition...
Why Investigation Must Be Prioritized in a Personal Injury Case
Medical records review is a crucial step during the investigation stage of a personal injury case. The results of the case are built on the basis of the investigation aspect, which makes proper...
How Health Insurers Can Improve HEDIS Quality Measure Performance
HEDIS or Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set is a widely used group of measures that enumerate quality performance among providers and health payers in any given year. HEDIS quality...
Workers’ Compensation Independent Medical Review Volume Continuing to Grow in California
For most insurance carriers, workers' compensation claims processing require fast and accurate medical record retrieval. Medical records are the basis for determining whether a particular medical...