We know that medical lingo can be difficult to decipher. We help our attorney-clients understand not only medical terminology, but the thought process behind the words. Our highly skilled professionals will assist you in any environment in which the delivery of health care is in question. The legal nurse consultant acts as a link between the legal and medical communities. Nurses bring to the legal profession a unique knowledge about the standards of care as well as the inner workings of our complex health care system and institutions.
Nurses are well aware of the trends in health care.
Trends such as managed care, the use of unlicensed personnel, subacute care, the shift from inpatient acute care setting to outpatient and home health treatments, and how these trends can affect the care provided by nurses and physicians, and ultimately patient outcome. LNCs can identify fraud, abuse or waste in any medical record - a top objective of the U.S. Department of Justice as it pertains to Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements. LNCs can also spot red flags in fraudulent workers compensation cases. LNCs can help identify causal links between an event and the injury, and whether insurance coverage can be disputed. The LNC is a welcomed addition to the team involved in toxic tort cases with its mounds of medical records.