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Delay in Diagnosis

A challenging area for a Legal Nurse Consultant is the review of cases involving a delay in diagnosis A delay in diagnosis may lead to an undue patient injury if the illness or injury is allowed to progress rather than being treated. A delay in diagnosis and treatment of an illness or injury may also…

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High-Alert Medications

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Download the Institute for Safe Medication Practices resource list of High-Alert Medications.

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Error-Prone Abbreviations, Symbols, and Dose Designations

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Download the Institute for Safe Medication Practices resource list of Error-Prone Abbreviations, Symbols, and Dose Designations.

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Most attorneys that deal with medical matters need their client’s medical records summarized. Often times, what is actually needed is a chronology. Chronologies take longer than summarizing a case. The longer the illness and disability, of course, the larger the bill will be.

A cost saver is giving your LNC plenty of notice for deadlines. If we receive a case in which you need the results in 72 hours or less, our fees may be higher, if we are even available to take the case. As always, we prefer to have the time to research and report thoroughly on all the medical angles.

Remember, let us pre-screen your case. Send us the client’s records BEFORE you decide to take the case and let us help with the decision. Often, what is in medical actuality “an unfortunate outcome” (neither from negligence nor malpractice) may appear to your client to be a horrendous “case” against the doctor, nurse, hospital or ancillary services. You will need a more objective viewpoint than the client’s.