5/13/2021 3 Comments Missing and Altered Medical Records: The Value of a Clinical Eye on Deficiencies in Medical Records (Part 1 of 4)All Legal Nurse Consultants (LNCs) started out first and foremost as bedside nurses taking care of patients. Nurses attend to patients' physical and emotional health needs and are responsible for documenting their care in the medical record. Most have worked in more than one hospital or office setting and have experience with more than one Electronic Medical Record (EMR). Most importantly they have inside knowledge not only on what the documentation in the medical record means, but on what should have been documented in different patient care situations. Have you ever found yourself looking at a medical record and had a gut feeling or a little voice nagging, “There’s got to be something here that I’m missing”? It’s altogether possible that there is; but how do you even know what to ask for in Discovery if you’re not sure what it is that is missing? That’s where the LNC comes in. Nurses have background knowledge of-
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12/1/2021 06:38:31 pm
It's good to know that a professional can help out know how often your vital signs need to be checked. My husband is needing to get the right medical records for a legal issue he is dealing with, and he wants to make sure that he can get the right records. I'll make sure to pass this information along to him so that he can look into finding a service to help him!
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It really helped when you said that professionals know what a medical record means, and they also know what should have been included in it if ever there is something missing. I can imagine how catastrophic injury merit screening consulting would help patients and their families to achieve the information that is true if ever their loved one is not in a good medical condition. With that in mind, a legal nurse would definitely help with getting the right information regarding their case and also finally figure out what is missing and get that treatment immediately.
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10/13/2022 08:49:25 pm
I'm glad that you talked that the health background should provide how often they are checking for vital signs. Yesterday, my close pal informed me his relative was hoping to find a legal nurse consulting that could provide research for the catastrophic injury that their cousin is dealing with because of permanent injury. He asked if I had any thoughts. I'm thankful for this enlightening article. I'll tell him they can consult a trusted legal nurse consulting service for details about the process.
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AuthorI'm Jennifer Pettigrew and, true story, I first became interested in Legal Nurse Consulting after my auto insurance company was sued following a car accident in which I was found to be at fault. I wasn't sued until after the statute of limitations was up but an exception was made and the plaintiff alleged that because of being rear-ended he was on pain medications chronically which caused him to develop diabetes and become blind. As a nurse I knew that Diabetic retinopathy cannot develop over the course of just a few years but rather is a complication that develops after several years of untreated or poorly treated diabetes. The case was settled by the insurance company before ever going to court for several million dollars, but from that point on I have been interested in the difference medical professionals could make in legal proceedings.
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