Posts by Pat Iyer
Why You Should Diversify Your LNC Business
Diversifying your services is critical now. New LNCs coming into the field, AI providing services LNCs offer, and doctors competing with LNCs for work (like life care plans) make it imperative that you keep an open mind about how you can help attorneys. When you work shifts in a doctor’s office or clinical setting, you…
Read MoreHow LNCs Can Use Educational Content to Attract Attorneys
Is this you? LNCs often believe every piece of marketing content should promote their services. It is easy to understand why. You want attorneys to know what you do, why you are qualified, and how you can help their cases. This is the heart of how to attract attorneys. If you are connected to LNCs…
Read MoreOxford Comma and $10 Million for a Missing Comma
If you think punctuation isn’t important, ask Oakhurst Dairy of Portland, ME, how they look at the punctuation element known as the Oxford comma. The missing comma cost them way more than a missing herd of cows. What is the Oxford Comma? Also known as the serial comma, it’s placed between the last two items…
Read MoreDeposition Preparation for Nursing Expert Witnesses
The deposition conference room felt colder than expected. Maria, a seasoned ICU nurse turned legal nurse consultant, sat at the polished table reviewing her notes for the third time. Across from her, the court reporter adjusted her machine. The defense attorney flipped through a thick binder without looking up. Maria had testified before—but this was…
Read MoreMedical Fraud in Health Care: How LNCs Help
Medical fraud is not a fringe problem hiding in the shadows of the healthcare system. It is woven into the fabric of a system that moves trillions of dollars each year—and wherever large sums flow, the temptation to steal exists. You can use your LNC skills to help detect and investigate fraud. Estimates vary, but…
Read MoreHow LNCs Can Use AI Image Creation Tools to Attract Attorney Clients
As you develop content to attract attorneys to your services, you’ll find yourself wishing for that precise image you need to illustrate your point. The great news is that AI image creation tools have matured, expanded, and improved since they first started being available a few years ago. Where can you use these? Blog posts…
Read MoreBusting the Objections to LNC Networking: Why Avoiding It Is Costing You Business
What happens inside you when you hear the words LNC networking? Extrovert Ellen says, “Oh, great! A chance to meet people. Yay!” But Introvert Ivy says, “Oh, no! Do I have to meet people?” For some legal nurse consultants, it sounds energizing. For others, it triggers tension. A room full of strangers. Small talk. The…
Read MoreTasks Don’t Build an LNC Business — Thinking Does
Many legal nurse consultants begin to build an LNC business by focusing on tasks. Create a website. Create sample reports. Draft a services page. Complete a fee agreement. Reach out to attorneys. Review records. Write reports. These activities feel productive, and in the early days, they are necessary. But tasks alone do not explain why…
Read MoreA Sustainable LNC Business: From Startup to Stability
When you think about the steps needed to start a legal nurse consulting business, it is easy to focus on the tasks: picking a name, creating a website, setting up a sustainable LNC business, defining services, and finding that first case. Many legal nurse consultants begin by focusing on the visible steps of launching a…
Read MoreWhy AI Summaries Don’t Replace Legal Nurse Consultants
What Attorneys Need to Understand About Human Medical Analysis One attorney told his former LNC: “I put the client’s medical records in ChatGPT and get summaries. I can handle more cases and get through them faster by using AI. I don’t use LNCs anymore.” We can cringe at many aspects of this statement, including the…
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