Services
From interpreting medical jargon to preparing you for court, the services a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant delivers give your practice the competitive medical edge. Nowhere else can an attorney find this level of cost-effective expertise for reviewing medical records or interpreting the terminology and subtleties of healthcare and hospital administration.
Olsson and Associates provide the following services to attorneys:
Medical Record AnalysisCase SupportMedical LiaisonExpert Testimony and Witness PreparationDiscovery and Court Preparation
- Identify, locate, review and interpret relevant medical records, hospital policies and procedures, other documents and tangible items.
- Organize, tab and paginate medical records for easy reference.
- Prepare chronologies of the medical events involved in a case.
- Summarize, translate and interpret medical records.
- Identify issues of tampering with the medical records.
- Screen medical malpractice cases for merit.
- Identify, locate, summarize and interpret applicable standards of care.
- Identify adherences to and deviations from these standards.
- Identify causation issues, assess damages/injuries and identify contributing factors.
- Identify and recommend potential defendants.
- Develop written reports for the attorney’s use as study tools.
- Search and summarize medical and nursing literature and integrate search results into the case analysis.
- Analyze the validity of research studies relied on by all parties.
- Help in developing life care plans.
- Update and recommend additions to the attorney’s medical library.
- Interview plaintiff and defense clients, key witnesses and experts.
- Consult with healthcare providers.
- Attend and report on independent medical examinations (IMEs).
- Meet with other consultants and service providers on the attorney’s behalf.
- Identify types of testifying experts needed for the case.
- Locate and communicate with appropriate expert witnesses for deposition and trial.
- Analyze potential experts’ reports and other work product.
- Help prepare witnesses and experts for deposition and trial.
- Serve as an expert witness and testify to the nursing standard of care.
- Prepare questions for deposition or trial examination (direct or cross).
- Prepare interrogatories and requests for production.
- Review and draft responses to various legal documents and correspondence for the attorney’s signature.
- Analyze and summarize depositions and past testimony.
- Assist with exhibit preparation and other demonstrative evidence.
- Attend courtroom proceedings when relevant.
- Coordinate and assist with facilitating focus groups and mock trials.
- Assist in resolution of cases through alternative dispute resolution, such as arbitration and mediation.