Case Analysis
- Organize the medical record
- Summarize, translate and interpret the medical record
- Review relevant hospital policies
- Give an opinion of merit, no merit
Reports
- Develop written reports for use as study tools by the attorney
- Timelines
- Chronologies
Discovery
- Indentify vital, missing documents
- Guide the attorney to ask pertinent, relevant questions
- Interrogatories-draft and edit relevant questions
Standards of Care
- Define applicable standards of care, deviations and adherences to standards of care for medicine and nursing
- Reveal the practice parameters and guidelines within medical specialties societies
Deposition
- Prepare attorney for deposition and trial with examination questions (cross and direct)
- Help prepare witnesses and experts for deposition and trial
- Review and analyze deposition testimony
- Attend deposition, trials, review panels, and arbitration and medication hearings
- Coordinate and assist in facilitating focus groups and mock trials
Independent Medical Exams
- Attend Independent Medical Exams and Defense Medical Exams
- Review and comment on Defense Exam physician’s report/findings
Damages and Causation
- Assess and identify factors
- Clarify pre-existing conditions
Potential Defendants - point out potential defendants in the healthcare system
Research - Perform authoritative medical literature searches
Attend Client Meetings - Explain the findings, ask questions, and educate
Liaison
- Consult with healthcare providers
- Interview plaintiff and defense clients, key witnesses and experts
- Locate Expert Witnesses-locate appropriate experts; act as liaison with the expert
- Analyze and compare expert witness reports
Develop Life Care Plans
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