Importance of Accurate Medical Chronologies for Medico-Legal Firms

Thursday, August 23, 2012 | Unknown at 5:37 PM |

From the point of a lawyer, time is well spent in analyzing a Medical negligence case rather than spending it on the organization of medical records. Developing the right Medical Chronology from a bundle of Medical records calls for expertise from experienced Physicians. It makes business sense to have experts to handle this documentation work which acts as an excellent platform for him to work towards the success of the case. This is because a lot of attention to detail has to go in picking out all relevant issues to the case and there is very little margin for error.
Professionals who understand the medico legal arena reviews each medical record in complete detail and returns a summary document of the patient's personal information, illness or injury details, medications provided and other core details, all systematically arranged for your final determination.
The Medical Review Process handled by professionals should be flexible to the specific need or style and the challenge is to bring out a clear and concise document, either 'Organizing Medical Records', 'Drafting a Medical Case Chronology' or writing a 'Medical Case History' from the bundle of medical records pertaining to a patient. This requires a lot of energy spent in analyzing them and in meticulously picking out the 'relevant' information that is needed for the particular case.

The benefits to the firm are:
- Documentation with pertinent items relevant to the case
- Quicker turn around time thereby saving the firm precious time
- Identify and highlight events that clearly would help you defend your case
- Prepare documentation that would strengthen the case
To enjoy the above benefits you need to identify the Right Medical-Legal Review Service Company. Once you identify and the decision to hand over the Medical Legal Documentation work to the experts has been taken, the next step would be to ensure that these 'experts' can deliver what you actually need.
The best way to start would be to get a 'pilot documentation' done by them.
Also it would be a good practice to ensure they:
- are HIPAA compliant
- do not give your work to other business associates
- provide good customer support
- have trained physicians who understand the medico legal process
- ensure all transfers are HIPAA compliant and secure through 'Secure File Transfer Protocol'.
Ensuring the above would take you on the right track to be able to deliver on what you promise your clients.