:: Legal Nurse - Consulting Services ::

Legal Nurse Consulting Services, Inc. can provide extensive services to assist attorneys with health-related cases including:

Case screenings
Review and analysis of medical records, hospital policies and procedures, and other documents to interpret their relevance to the case
Identify, locate and retain expert witnesses
Develop reports, chronologies, graphs, and charts related to the case
Attend and report on independent medical examinations
Conduct medical research and summarize the literature
Assist in obtaining medical records and identifying missing records
Define and evaluate standards of care practices
Serve as a liaison between attorneys, physicians and clients
Organize medical records and other medically related litigation materials
Educate attorneys regarding medical facts and issues relating to a case or claim
Assist with discovery by preparing interrogatories and requests for production
Detect tampering within medical records
Help assess injuries and identify causation issues and contributing factors
Point out potential defendants
Prepare questions for deposition or trial examination (direct or cross)
Facilitate preparation of exhibits and other demonstrative evidence
Help determine the merits of a case

A Legal Nurse Consultant can assist attorneys with medically-related cases, plaintiff or defense, in the following areas:

http://www.fda.gov
Food and Drug Administration

http://medlineplus.gov
library of medicine

http://medicinenet.com/script/main/hp.asp
to look up diseases,conditions,signs & symptoms and medications

http://www.thefreedictionary.com
for free medical dictionary

http://nnba.net
National Nurses in Business Association

http://www.aalnc.org
the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants

http://www.naclnc.com
National Alliance of Certified Legal Nurse Consultants

http://www.findlnc.com/standardsofcare.htm
find a legal nurse consultant directory and nursing standards of care

http://www.stedmans.com
medical dictionary