Types of Services Certified Legal Nurse Consultants Offer

Whether you are the plaintiff or the defense, during the initial investigation or during trial, the legal nurse consultant can provide accurate and objective case by case diagnoses and bring about the legal ease you’ve been waiting for.

Initial Diagnoses and Analysis of the Case

• Screen or investigate the cases for merit
• Assess the alleged damages and/or injuries, identify the causes, contributing factors and areas of malpractice
• Identify, summarize and analyze relevant medical records, interpret other medical documents
  

Strengthening the Backbone of the Case

• Educate attorneys regarding all medical aspects of the case or claim
• Research, interpret and summarize medical literature and integrate results into case analysis
• Analyze the validity of research and medical evidence relied on by all parties
• Expand the attorney's medical library
• Arrange and report on independent medical examinations
• Help in developing life care plans
• Consult with healthcare providers
• Meet with other consultants and service providers on behalf of the attorney
  

Working with Experts and Other Witnesses

• Serve as liaison between the attorney and healthcare providers, testifying experts, parties, witnesses and other consultants
• Identify and recommend potential defendants
• Identify types of testifying experts needed
• Locate and communicate with expert witnesses
• Analyze and compare expert witness reports and other work products
• Serve as a medical expert witness and testify to healthcare standards
• Interview plaintiff and defense clients, key witnesses and experts

Alleviating the Pains of the Discovery Process

• Organize, tab and paginate medical records for easy reference
• Identify issues of tampering with the medical records or missing records
• Review hospital policies and procedures
• Define the applicable standards of care, as well as deviations from and adherences to the applicable standards of care
• Prepare a chronological analysis of the medical events
• Prepare interrogatories
• Review and prepare responses to various medical-legal documents
• Analyze and summarize depositions and past testimony

Finding the Right Treatment for the Court

• Prepare questions for deposition or trial examination
• Help prepare witnesses and experts for deposition and trial
• Prepare exhibits and other evidence for court
• Attend courtroom proceedings when relevant
• Provide mediation and arbitration when necessary for the resolution of cases

Reports You Can Expect From a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant

The Certified Legal Nurse Consultant is a medical expert whose professional contributions are often decisive for the litigation team. In addition to the wide variety of services provided to evaluate, strengthen and expedite the case, the CLNC^® can also provide relevant specialized reports that can shed light on the case.

• Research reports on current medical-legal trends
• Research reports that are specific to certain medical conditions, drugs or medical procedures
• Write reports on the standards and advancements of care
• Write analyses and court presentations from MRIs, x-rays, or CAT scans to digital animation reenactment of act
• Analyze charts, graphs, and medical records to support the case