JANUARY 2024 NEWSLETTER: WHAT IS A MEDICAL SUMMARY REPORT?

A medical summary report is a complete review of the case, including our medical opinions based on our review of the medical records, our interview with your client, and our review of the pertinent medical literature. 

HOW WILL IT BENEFIT MY CLIENT AND THE CASE?

Medical Summary Reports can be used in two ways.  The reports can assist with medical coordination on the case, including interpreting the client’s medical records and determining what additional care and treatment may be appropriate for the client to receive.  

Additionally, these reports can be included as part of settlement demand letters.  Although you may receive a medical summary from one or two treating physicians regarding their part of the case, we produce comprehensive Medical Summary Reports that synthesize all the medical data and encompass the entire case, including our opinions about ongoing medical problems, causation, mechanism of injury, functional losses, and future medical care & costs for every injury/medical problem.

This is all backed up by evidence from the medical literature.  We quote directly from the medical records, accident reports, our interview with your client, and the literature to give a comprehensive picture of the case.  We make a concerted effort to write these reports in a way that both physicians and laypeople understand.

What sections are included in the report?

An Introduction; Records Reviewed; Brief History of Events; Pertinent Verbatim Records; Ongoing Medical Problems; Medical Costs to Date; Discussion; Future Medical Care & Costs; Summary

WORTH THE INVESTMENT

By using our Medical Summary Reports, you can settle your cases for better value in less time.  

Give us a call at 816-719-8533, and we can apprise you of why these reports have proven invaluable.

LET US KNOW HOW WE CAN HELP YOU

  • Medical Summary Reports for Settlement Letters
  • IME Observation & IME Rebuttal Reports
  • Reports Answering Specific Medical Questions
  • Standard of Care Reviews
  • Liaison with Treating Doctors
  • Help with Strategies to Promote Medical Theories
  • Interpretation of Meaning, or lack thereof, of Medical Reports and Records 
  • Independent Record Reviews
  • Assessment of Case Validity Regarding Medical Issues
  • Referral to Expert Medical Witnesses
  • Medical Research
  • Facilitation of Communication with Clients, Families and Professionals 
  • Facilitation of Communication with Service and Governmental Agencies
  • Case Coordination
  • Deposition & Trial Question Preparation
  • Table-side Deposition & Trial Assistance