Defining Medical Terms: A Comprehensive Resource Medical chronologies, summaries and deposition transcripts contain medical terminology that may be necessary to be defined and summarized. At MOS, we provide an innovative hyper-reference feature in the chronologies,...
The importance of healthcare documentation in medical litigation cannot be understated. Documenting the patient’s condition and history of care is very important to ensure that appropriate care is...
The transition to electronic medical records has considerable impact on both healthcare and legal entities. While EHRs do have their merits, there are certain challenges that are difficult to deal...
In the legal domain, especially in fields such as personal injury, insurance defense, and medical malpractice, accurate and timely access to medical records is indispensable. For attorneys, these...
HIPAA regulates the use, transfer and disclosure of patients’ healthcare information. In spite of the heavy penalties associated with non-compliance and HIPAA violations, sensitive patient...
Extensive and effective sharing or reviewing of healthcare information across the healthcare continuum is made difficult by many challenges, among which “information blocking” is one of the most...
In December 2014, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve a bill that would ensure a new way for people with disabilities to save money without risking the federal benefits they are...
Health data breach is a dreaded concern for all entities handling healthcare data of patients, whether in the medical, legal, insurance or other sectors. Healthcare documentation is often required...
A report on NOLA.com "Tom Benson medical records to remain secret in New Orleans competency case" brings to mind certain issues that surround the legal term "competence". The case is one regarding...
Workers' Compensation insurance is paid to employees who are unable to work due to an injury that occurred at the workplace. The objective is to pay for the medical bills and lost wages of employees...
Electronic health records and the information they contain are invaluable in medical malpractice cases. However, there are certain aspects of EHRs that make it difficult for an attorney to figure...
