A legal nurse consultant evaluates, analyzes and renders informed opinions on the delivery of health care and the resulting outcomes. A legal nurse consultant offers support in medically-related litigation and other medical-legal matters.
What is a legal nurse consultant?
A legal nurse consultant evaluates, analyzes and renders informed opinions on the delivery of health care and the resulting outcomes. A legal nurse consultant offers support in medically-related litigation and other medical-legal matters such as:
- workers compensation
- risk management
- personal injury
- product liability
- medical malpractice
Services provided by a legal nurse consultant:
- Compile, organize and review medical records/case history and identify missing medical records.
- Research pertinent medical issues such as applicable standards of care, pertinent medical or nursing text and scientific medical journals/articles.
- Identify pertinent medical experts to review the case for merit.
- Communicates with an expert (following the review of records), to understand the decision of the expert.
- Determines the merit of the case.
- Evaluates & reports as needed.
- Locates & procures demonstrative evidence.
- Acts as a liaison between the attorney, physician and client.
