LEGAL NURSE CONSULTANT SERVICES
MEDICAL RECORD ANALYSIS
- Screen medical malpractice claims for merit assistance
- Identify, review and interpret relevant medical records, hospital policies and procedures
- Identify missing records
- Prepare chronologies of the medical events involved in a case
- Summarize, translate and interpret medical records
- Identify issues of tampering with the medical records
- Identify, locate, summarize and interpret applicable standards of care
- Identify adherences to and deviations from these standards of care
- Identify causation issues, assess damages/injuries and identify contributing factors
- Identify and recommend potential defendants
- Develop written reports for the attorneys’ use as study tools
CASE SUPPORT
- Search and summarize medical and nursing literature and integrate search results into the case analysis
- Provide reports on specific standards of care to support the medical issues involved in a case
- Prepare medical data extractions for analysis and product safety studies
EXPERT WITNESS PREPARATION
- Identify types of testifying experts needed for the case
- Locate and communicate with appropriate expert witnesses for deposition and trial
- Analyze potential experts’ reports and other work product
DISCOVERY AND COURT PREPARATION
- Prepare questions for deposition or trial examination (direct or cross)
- Prepare interrogatories and request for production
- Analyze and summarize depositions and past testimony
- Assist with exhibit preparation and other demonstrative evidence
- Attend courtroom proceedings when relevant
- Consult with health care providers
