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Category Archives: Personal injury
How Physical Therapists Chart – Based on a chapter by Gwen Simons PT, JD, OCS, FAAOMPT
The physical therapist is required by law to perform a physical therapy examination (sometimes referred to as an evaluation) on each patient on the first visit. The examination is divided into three steps: Taking the patient’s history Performing a systems … Continue reading
Posted in Damages, Medical records, Personal injury
Tagged phyiscal therapy, physical therapy charting
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Physical Therapists: Vital Role in Recovery – Based on a chapter by Gwen Simons PT, JD, OCS, FAAOMPT
Physical therapists often play a vital role in restoring an injured patient to a higher level of function. I recently learned more about their educational preparation and roles. The following is written by Gwen Simons: To obtain a license to … Continue reading
A Model for Understanding Product Development by Pat Iyer
How do you determine if you should expand the services of your company? Should your law firm branch into another area? Should your legal nurse consulting firm start offering a new service? Which expansions are high risk? When should you … Continue reading
Specifying the Format of the Medical Records based on a chapter by Peter Berge JD, MPA, PA
Records are obtained by plaintiff’s counsel prior to filing a medical malpractice suit. Ordering an extract of the medical record (typically containing information such as the admitting history and physical examination, discharge summary and laboratory results) is rarely appropriate in … Continue reading
Hospital Professional Liability Claims on the Rise by Pat Iyer
This is from Business Insurance, October 20, 2009. According to the 10th annual Hospital Professional Liability and Physician Liability Benchmark Analysis, the number of hospital professional liability claims is increasing and is expected to increase by 1% per year. The … Continue reading
Risk of Stroke Increased When Hopeless by Pat Iyer
“Life’s not worth living. It’ll never get better. What’s the use?” Statements such as these may be heard by legal nurse consultants and attorneys who work with injured people. An injury caused by a car crash, for example, can set … Continue reading
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Tagged depression, hopelessness, stroke
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How is the Economy affecting Jurors? by Pat Iyer
The Aletheia Institute sponsored a webinar on June 24, 2009 that addressed this question from the perspective of five jury consultants. These are the takeaway points Pat Iyer gained from listening to this program. Data from 200 trial consultants showed … Continue reading
Posted in Communication skills, Medical malpractice, Personal injury, Trial lawyer skills
Tagged defendants, focus groups, jurors, jury, plaintiffs, voir dire
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Does the Plaintiff Possess Health Literacy?
Plaintiffs are sometimes labeled as uncooperative for not following prescription directions, appointment slips and other written instructions. “Health literacy” is defined as the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services … Continue reading
Paintballs can cause ‘devastating’ eye injuries by Pat Iyer
The American Journal of Ophthalmology warned that the sport can cause severe and “visually devastating” eye injuries, especially when used in unsupervised settings. Players gather in teams to shoot the opposition with paint pellets that fly up to speeds of … Continue reading
Study links Post Traumatic Stress Disorder to higher risk of heart disease in women
Women with a high level of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms had a greater risk of developing heart disease than women with no PTSD symptoms, a study by Harvard and Johns Hopkins researchers concluded. In previous research, Laura D. Kubzansky of … Continue reading
