Legal Nurse Consultant

A Certified Legal Nurse Consultant (CLNC) is able to provide clients with an accurate, rapid and objective overview of medical-legal issues present in cases.

A Certified Legal Nurse Consultant acts as a valuable and cost-effective resource in the organizing and summarizing of medical records, the interpreting of complex medical information and in educating the client in a concise and clear manner.

A Certified Legal Nurse Consultant can also assist in the preparation of interrogatories, attend depositions and conduct pertinent medical literature searches. A Legal Nurse Consultant is able to complete these activities more efficiently than non-medically trained persons because of a thorough knowledge of medical terminology, a complete understanding of medical records and protocols, experience with the inner workings of hospitals, clinics and other treatment providers, as well as an understanding of the appropriate standards of care.

Benefits of a Legal Nurse Consultant

Legal Nurse Consultant - Experience

A Legal Nurse Consultant has the educational background and practical training and experience necessary to fully understand and appreciate the complexities inherent in our health care system. As such they are able to act as translator, educator and liaison between the medical and the legal worlds.

Legal Nurse Consultant - Knowledge

Education and experience inevitably lead to knowledge. A Legal Nurse Consultant knows what is important and relevant to your case from a medical standpoint. They are able to understand medical terminology, decipher medical abbreviations and read physician’s sometimes illegible handwriting. Our Legal Nurse Consultants are Registered Nurses who have been trained to educate and explain disease processes, complex medical procedures and medically related terminology to attorneys and insurance personnel in understandable terms.

Legal Nurse Consultant - Resourcefulness

Legal Nurse Consultants know the structure and language of the health care system. They are able to conduct medical literature searches and integrate the results into a case analysis. They are able to perform any number of services that are beyond the ordinary ken of a paralegal, legal assistant, insurance adjuster or even attorneys. Legal Nurse Consultants have access to the ever evolving changes within the medical profession, including appropriate treatment protocols and the applicable Standards of Care. Med-Law Connection also has access to a vast network of medical experts and other professional resources, all throughout the country. Additionally, Med-Law Connection offers ancillary services that most other agencies do not provide, such as Case Management, Life Care Plans, assistance with Medicare Set-Aside Allocations, Medical Expert Location services, Exhibit Preparation assistance and the development of Case Specific Intranet or Internet Web Sites.

Legal Nurse Consultant - Cost-Effectiveness

Typically, fees for Legal Nurse Consultants are far less than those charged by physicians for similar services. Yet, often the work product is superior to that provided by physicians. Additionally, Legal Nurse Consultants at Med-Law Connection are generally much more approachable and available than physicians that offer similar services. Further distinguishing Med-Law Connection from other agencies is the fact that we can offer the ancillary services listed above. Ultimately, we save you money by saving you time and by conserving your resources. A paralegal’s time, an insurance adjustor’s time, or an attorney’s time would be better spent addressing the other aspects of a file. Legal Nurse Consultants can get to the heart of the medical-legal issues much more easily, comprehensively and quickly.

• Our Legal Nurse Consultants can assist in obtaining medical records and identifying missing medical records
• Our Legal Nurse Consultants screen for missing records and record tampering
• Our Legal Nurse Consultants organize medical records, medical bills and other medical related litigation materials
• Our Legal Nurse Consultants conduct research and summarize medical literature
• Our Legal Nurse Consultants thoroughly review medical records and other essential documents to assist with determining the merit of a case
• Our Legal Nurse Consultants identify, organize, review, analyze, translate, and summarize the medical records
• Our Legal Nurse Consultants identify and assess factors that caused or contributed to the alleged damages and injuries
• Our Legal Nurse Consultants define and evaluate the applicable standards of care
• Our Legal Nurse Consultants prepare chronologies of medical events and correlates them to allegations
• Our Legal Nurse Consultants educate attorneys regarding medical facts and issues relating to a case or claim
• Our Legal Nurse Consultants assist with depositions and trials, including developing and preparing persuasive graphic exhibits
• Our Legal Nurse Consultants assist with the preparation of witness and exhibit lists
• Our Legal Nurse Consultants locate and procure demonstrative evidence
• Our Legal Nurse Consultants identify and retain expert witnesses
• Our Legal Nurse Consultants act as a liaison with attorneys, physicians, expert witnesses and clients
• Our Legal Nurse Consultants conduct client interviews
• Our Legal Nurse Consultants help determine the merits of a legal case
• Our Legal Nurse Consultants collaborate with attorneys in preparing interrogatories, deposition and trial outlines, queries for direct and cross examination, and document production requests

To speak with a Legal Nurse Consultant call (309) 786-7066 or toll free (888) 5MED-LAW (888-563-3529) today or send us an e-mail inquiry to see if we can help you.