Workplace injuries can have a profound impact on both employees and employers. When an employee gets injured on the job, he/she is entitled to workers' compensation benefits, which provide financial support and medical coverage during their recovery. Workers'...
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Some Important FAQs for Physicians Treating Disability Claimants
Medical records and chart review play a major role in a disabled individual’s ability to receive SSDI or social security disability benefits. The treating physician will have to make available all...
Some Interesting Workers’ Compensation Statistics to Note
Workers’ compensation benefits are paid to employees injured or taken ill at work. It includes coverage for medical treatment, lost wages, compensation for permanent partial disability and permanent...
How Important Are Medical Chronologies and Summaries for a Personal Injury Attorney?
Medical records organization is important for both pre-litigation settlement process and trial preparation in most cases including personal injury. Personal injury attorneys receive thousands of...
10 Challenges Attorneys say are Involved in Medical Record Review
The validity of claims in medical malpractice/negligence, personal injury and mass tort cases is established through a comprehensive medical record review. This involves the review of a large volume...
How to Prepare a Good Deposition Summary – Major Considerations
Deposition summary preparation is an important step in the development of a medical negligence or personal injury case. The deposition is a vital aspect for discovery because it reveals several...
What Medical Records Are Needed in a Car Accident Case?
Motor vehicle accident is one of the most common types of personal injury cases. Millions of people become injured each year in motor vehicle accidents. According to the report from the Association...
The Anatomy of a Medical Record Summary
Medical record summary and medical chart review is an essential service to both legal and healthcare industries. This involves analyzing voluminous medical charts and categorizing them based on...
Deposition Summary – Its Structure, Content, and Use
A deposition summary is an important tool that enables attorneys to clearly communicate the important points present in a deposition transcript. Typically, the deposition transcript may run to...
What Does the Medical Record Organization Process Involve?
Medical records review and analysis involves comprehensive evaluation of a patient’s healthcare information for medical or legal purposes. The reviewer will review, interpret, and analyze the facts...
What Are the Medical Records Needed for Long-term Disability Insurance Claims?
For a long-term disability claim, it is important that the medical records include accurate and thorough documentation of the claimant’s physical or mental condition. A doctor’s note stating the...