Services
Assess Medical Records and Analyze the Case
- Identify and review relevant medical records, hospital policies and procedures, other essential documents and tangible items
- Organize, tab and paginate medical records
- Summarize, translate and interpret medical records
- Prepare chronologies of the medical events involved in the case
- Screen or investigate cases for merit
- Define the applicable standards of care
- Define deviations from, and adherences to, the applicable standards of care
- Assess the alleged damages and/or injuries
- Identify factors that caused or contributed to the alleged damages and/or injuries
- Identify and recommend potential defendants
- Identify issues of tampering with the medical records
- Develop written reports for use as study tools by the attorney
Support the Attorney's Case
- Conduct literature searches and integrate the literature and standards / guidelines into the case analysis
- Research and analyze the validity of research studies relied on by all parties
Serve as the Attorney's Liaison
- Interview plaintiff and defense clients, key witnesses and experts
- Consult with healthcare providers
- Serve as liaison between the attorney and healthcare providers, testifying experts, parties, witnesses and other consultants
Work with Experts and Other Witnesses
- Locate and interface with expert witnesses
- Analyze and compare expert witness reports and other work products
- Help prepare witnesses and experts for deposition and trial
Assist with Discovery and Preparation for Court
- Prepare deposition and trial questions
- Prepare interrogatories
- Review, analyze and summarize depositions, including past testimony
- Assist in exhibit preparation
- Attend depositions, trials, review panels and arbitration and mediation hearings