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