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Nursing home
litigation has more than tripled since 1995; with many new attorneys
practicing in the area of Elder law, this number will continue to
rise. Large jury awards are becoming commonplace.
President Clinton has recently
focused attention on nursing homes and implied a long reputation of
substandard care, with the result that many more lawsuits are likely in
the future due to increased suspicions by family members of the care
delivered to their love ones. Litigation and large jury awards
will become even more commonplace.
More than 30 years of nursing
experience and paralegal training makes MedLaw Consulting a
valuable resource for long-term care facilities interested in
identifying areas of potential legal liability and developing risk
management techniques specific to the needs of the facility.
MedLaw Consulting will
create for your institution a risk management program designed to
increase the awareness of your professional staff by providing periodic
in-services specific to your needs, thereby minimizing your risk of
litigation.
MedLaw Consulting provides
an in-service program designed for your institution based upon the
risks inherent in long-term care, and needs specific to your
facility.
Our legal risk management program
combines periodic medical records audits, with evaluation of
information obtained, and provides in-service training using recent
litigation trends, designed to teach legal risk management strategies
to all professional staff members.
When litigation is a threat,
MedLaw Consulting can provide legal nurse
consulting services for your attorney or insurance provider including,
but not limited to, the following:
- Assessment of issues for legal
merit
- Medical Records review
- Client interviews
- Attending independent medical exams
- Expert witness
- Consultation
- Supporting medical literature
research
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