Heidi’s Consulting Services for Attorney-Clients:
- Analysis of Medical Records:
- Locate, define, review, interpret, and summarize relevant medical records, facility policies and procedures, various tangible items, and other relevant documents.
- Organize, tab, and paginate medical records for quick and easy reference.
- Compose timelines and chronologies of the medical events involved in a case.
- Translate and summarize medical records.
- Help identify issues of tampering within medical records.
- Screen cases involving medical malpractice for merit.
- Locate, translate, and summarize applicable standards of care.
- Differentiate adherences to and deviations from applicable standards of care.
- Indicate causation issues, analyze damages or injuries, and differentiate contributing factors.
- Identify and suggest potential defendants.
- Prepare written reports for the attorney-client's use as study tools.
- Research and summarize nursing and medical literature and integrate search results into the case analysis or theme.
- Assess the validity and/or authoritative quality of research studies relied on by all parties.
- Assist in developing life care plans.
- Update and broaden the attorney-client's medical library.
- Interview experts, defense and plaintiff clients, and key witnesses.
- Consult with healthcare providers.
- Be present for and report on independent medical examinations (IMEs).
- Confer with service providers and other consultants on the attorney-client's behalf.
- Preparation of Expert Testimony and Witness:
- Indicate and differentiate types of testifying experts needed for the case.
- Locate and confer with appropriate expert witnesses for deposition and trial.
- Critique potential experts' work products and reports.
- Assist in the preparation of experts and witnesses for deposition and trial.
- Testify to the nursing standard of care as an expert witness when appropriate.
- Preparation of Discovery and for Court:
- Compose questions for deposition and/or trial examination (direct or cross).
- Prepare requests for production and interrogatories.
- Analyze and draft responses to various correspondence and legal documents for the attorney-client's signature.
- Review and summarize depositions and past testimony.
- Assist with preparation of exhibits and other demonstrative evidence.
- Attend courtroom proceedings when appropriate.
- Help facilitate and coordinate mock trials and focus groups.
- Aid in case resolutions through alternative dispute resolution (ADR), such as mediation or arbitration.
Heidi's Consulting Services for Insurance Companies:
- Review Relevant Medical Issues:
- Assist in utilization review.
- Analyze medical records for possible tampering.
- Review medical bills for potential billing fraud.
Heidi's Consulting Services for Healthcare Facilities:
- Assist With Relevant Medical Issues:
- Assist with risk management.
- Collaborate with and aid the facility’s legal department representatives.
- Analyze, review, summarize, and compose reports for relevant medical cases.
- Provide appropriate assistance for any health, illness, or injury related issues or events within long-term care and/or acute care facilities.
