MEDICAL REVIEW & ANALYSIS, INC
LEGAL NURSE CONSULTANT QUALIFICATIONS- Experience
- A strong background in medical-legal consulting and solid clinical experience.
- Education
- Nursing education and other medical-related education
- Professionalism
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Involvement
- A demonstrated commitment to the field through involvement in national and local professional organizations
Because of the expertise in medical issues our associates can bring the following benefits:
- KNOWLEDGE; a network of medical and professional contacts
- EXPERIENCE; clinical experience which includes interpretation of medical records, documents, and medical-legal issues
- COST-EFFICIENCY; can select a viable case and maximize it's value or, alternately, assist in defending the case by mitigating or obliterating the liability or damage issues and award"
In the course of their work, a consultant may be involved in any of the following:
- Maintain the confidentiality of your practice
- Conduct client interviews
- Identify standards of care, causation, and damage issues
- Conduct research and summarize literature
- Help to determine the merits of the case
- Prepare chronologies of medical events and compare and correlate them to allegations
- Educate attorneys regarding medical facts and issues relevant to the case
- Assist with depositions and preparing exhibits
- Organize medical records and other medically related litigation materials
- Identify and retain expert witnesses
- Law firms
- Independent practice
- Insurance Companies
- Government offices
- Hospital risk management departments