The Medical documents of a plaintiff are pivotal in substantiating claims of medical malpractice. Even minor indications of negligence found in medical charts can be crucial in changing the outcome of these claims. Analyzing a multitude of pages of medical documents to find evidence could be a daunting task for the plaintiff attorneys.
Experienced professionals in medical document review have deep expertise in both medical and legal fields. Their meticulous examination can scrutinize the documents for negligence. Every piece of information in the physician’s medical charts, lab results, therapy documents, surgical records, discharge notes, or future treatment recommendations is thoroughly reviewd.
A document reviewer vigorously goes through the massive and intricate medical records, organizes them, and arranges the essential facts in chronological order. This systematic arrangement of facts assists attorneys in locating and cross-referencing the original documents effortlessly.
Medical documents or patient records typically contain intricate medical terminologies and abbreviations that may not be understandable to attorneys. There may be handwritten or illegible notes among the bulky medical documents as well. Document reviewers experienced in handling even illegible and handwritten documents can effectively distill the essential facts within them. They also convey the essence of complex medical terminologies in a language that is easy to understand.
Negligence can be identified in the medical records documented by various healthcare professionals, such as physicians, physician assistants, registered nurses, or assistant surgeons.
When the same event is described by different individuals, indications of negligence can emerge.
It can determine whether the physicians deviated from standard care. Only someone with a keen eye for detail can uncover these clues.
Signs of treatment gaps, discrepancies in medical documentation, irrelevent diagnoses, and treatment can bolster malpractice claims. If there is an attempt at medical document tampering that can also be uncovered through a comprehensive medical document review.
Accessing medical records containing sensitive patient date for document review is not a simple task. Adherence to privacy laws like HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) can complicate the retrieval of patient charts. A skilled document review team will have the resources to make the retrieval of patient charts easy and uncomplicated. They can organize, index, and hyperlink the retrieval documents to the analyzed reports for convenient navigation.
Discovering pivotal evidence from medical records can be easy for attorneys. If supported by an experienced medical document review team, as they can streamline the tedious task efficiently and cost-effectively.
