Tragedy
On a late Friday afternoon Susan, RN, BSN, CLNC received a call from an insurance defense asked to review the medical records to an applicant. Away on Monday morning, with the deposition of only 24 hours, the attorney sent Susan four volumes of medical records documenting ten years of history of medicine of the plaintiff.
Here are the facts of the case:
1. The defendant had agreed that the driver remains when a groupof friends went to celebrate.
2. On the way home from the second bar, the defendant driver, who had not taken drink, a tree.
3. Everyone except the plaintiff had on seat belts and walked out of the accident.
4. The unrestrained plaintiff suffered a vertebra, which was surgically corrected.
5. He claimed that the injuries suffered in the accident totally disabled him and were the sole reason for its weakness, fatigue and an inability toWork.
Certified Legal Nurse Consultant's analysis showed a very different picture
Few attorneys know how to read medical records or understand the terminology and subtleties of healthcare in order to achieve optimum results for their clients. A Certified Legal Nurse Consultant bridges that gap in the attorney's knowledge. While the attorney is the expert on legal issues, the CLNC ® consultant to the expert on nursing, health care and itsInner life.
In this case, the Certified Legal Nurse Consultant's understanding of existing conditions before the applicant was able to discover that his claims of injury were suspect. His extensive medical file revealed:
- He had a long history of HIV and had repeatedly complained of fatigue.
- Before the accident he was on AZT, Combivir and Bacofen. These drugs have
numerous side effects such as weakness, fatigue, headache, dizziness andMuscle breakdown.
- He had a chronic hepatitis, which also contributed to its weakness, fatigue and malaise.
- Because of hepatitis, the doctor had documented that not drink the applicants. But his blood alcohol concentration was significantly increased when he arrived in the emergency room after the accident.
Services Offered By Certified Legal Nurse Consultants, Attorneys Help
In addition to reviewing the medical records,Certified Legal Nurse Consultants:
- Identify applicable standards of care
- Develop case chronologies and timelines
- Prepare summaries of the extent of the injury or illness
- Conducting research on various topics in
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... and many other services.
In this case, Susan interprets the records in a ready-depth review of the applicant already existing conditions, said deposition questions at the depositionand contributed to the lawyer for the intermediation.
The simple questions that they proposed, came directly from their basic nursing assessment skills. Despite its simplicity, as the lawyer she strokes of genius.
While the claimant stated that before the accident, he was well and had no complaints deposition. The report of the Certified Legal Nurse Consultant's armed, the defender was well prepared to dispute this assertion. He uses their questions to create inconsistencies in the history of the applicant:
1. Describe the beginning, location, duration and severity of pain.
2. When did these symptoms begin?
3. Do you have any of these problems before the accident?
Certified Legal Nurse Consultant Filed Defendant millions of dollars in payroll
The mediation was set for the next day. The plaintiff attorney stated that his client was seriously injured in this> Accident and the defendant was responsible. He demanded $ 5,000,000 from the defendants about the $ 500,000 policy limits.
In response, the defender clearly with the applicant's ongoing complaints of its long history of HIV and hepatitis, the side effects of his medication and his failure to comply with the orders of his doctor. When Susan had discovered, had these facts in the medical record documented long before the accident, and his complaints were thereforenot solely the result of the accident.
At this point, blurted out the plaintiff's lawyer "This case is in my office for two years, and this is the first time I heard this information." He was obviously not the services of a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant.
The case decided on 10,000 U.S. dollars, require a trifle compared to the first $ 5,000,000 to. "It was extremely satisfying," said Susan, "knowing my nursing expertise helped to save the defendant toMillion. "
The Certified Legal Nurse Consultant is a specialized member of the Litigation Team
Since in this case, a Certified Legal Nurse consultant's professional contributions are often critical to a fair and equitable outcome for all concerned. They have on cases as simple as a neck injury caused by an automobile accident consulted is as high profile as the Rodney King case, as groundbreaking as Fen-Phen, Vioxx, silicone implants and toxic formLitigation.
Attorneys rely on Certified Legal Nurse Consultants for a variety of medical related cases including medical malpractice, personal injury, product liability, toxic tort, workers' compensation and criminal matters.
Susan lives in a rural area and works from home with lawyers from different states. Certified Legal Nurse Consultants practice anywhere in the U.S. where there are lawyers who are required CLNC ® services. According to the American Bar Association, lawyers 1116967are today in practice. About 25 percent of the attorneys deal with medical malpractice and personal injury and could be a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant as their secret weapon to use.
In addition, Certified Legal Nurse Consultants healthcare expertise for insurance companies, utilization review firms, government agencies, private companies and clinics offer both as employees and consultants.
Certified Legal Nurse Consultants regularly report earning fees$ 150 per hour. The legal advice to professional nurse nurses many options for establishing a satisfying and profitable part-time or full-time consulting career.
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