How does a Legal Nurse Consultant contribute to Case Development?

• Acts as a liaison with attorneys, physicians, and clients
• Educates attorneys regarding medical facts and issues relating to case or claim
• Researches applicable literature and evidence to determine the merits of a case
• Reviews and analyzes documents and compares them to the allegations
• Summarizes medical literature
• Screens for record tampering
• Defines and evaluates the standards of care practices
• Evaluates the possible breach of duty on the part of the healthcare practitioner of facility
• Prepares witness and exhibit lists
• Interviews witnesses and involved parties
• Prepares persuasive graphic exhibits for trial
• Assesses issues of damage and causation
• Identifies and retains expert witnesses
• Assists in obtaining medical records and identifying missing records
• Prepares chronologies of medical events and correlates them to the allegations
• Develops collaborative case strategies with those practicing within the legal system
• Provides support during discovery, depositions, trial and other legal proceedings
• Provides Life Care Plans
• Provides Cost Projections
• Assists with settlement inquiries regarding Medicare Set Aside Allocations and Conditional Payments

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