As an attorney or LNC, do you ever wonder how mass tort cases are different? In the book Medical Records Analysis: A Guide for Attorneys by Expert LNCs, Tammy Sirmons’ chapter Mass Torts: The Impact of the Legal Nurse Consultant, offers attorneys and legal nurse consultants (LNCs) invaluable insights into the complex world of mass […]
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An attorney may come to you as an LNC with a concern about a healthcare-acquired infection, which you can identify in the patient’s medical record. A legal nurse consultant should look in the medical record for the presence or absence of rapid diagnostic tests, potential therapeutic failure of antibiotics, or death due to failure to […]
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Did you know that all substances could be poison? Even drinking too much water can kill you. Understanding toxicology will assist you in analyzing medical and legal cases. Take this Methotrexate case, for example, extracted from Matt Guy’s chapter in my latest book, Medical Record Analysis: A Guide for Attorneys by Expert Nurses, Vol 3. […]
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The LNC’s role in analyzing injury diagnosis in car accident documentation is critical to attorneys and their cases. In Chapter 2, Injury Diagnosis in Car Accidents: The Role of Imaging from my book, Medical Record Analysis: A Guide for Attorneys by Expert LNCs Volume 3, the Role of Imaging is covered in full. This is an excerpt from […]
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Mechanisms of Injury in Motor Vehicle Collisions Mechanisms of injury refers to how traumatic forces affect the human body, causing injury. How can LNCs help attorneys with motor vehicle crash cases? You will need an understanding of the various forces exerted upon the vehicles and occupants (humans riding in the vehicle) in multiple configurations of […]
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Medical Record Analysis – What is it? How do you decipher the often complex issues associated with medical cases? How do you make sense of often indecipherable medical records? And how do you tease apart the liability of these cases? Have you felt frustrated by the sheer amount of medical details involved in litigation? […]
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Many legal nurse consultants ask how I established a thriving independent LNC business. Over time, I developed key principles that supported my success. While your vision for a successful LNC business may differ, these insights are valuable when you consider how to start an LNC business. When I sold my LNC business, it generated over […]
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Identify your LNC core values – every person has core values, even if they don’t consciously acknowledge them. Core values are those fundamental ethical beliefs and practices by which you live your life personally and professionally. If you’ve never considered your LNC core values before, take some time to think about them and jot them […]
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The goal of your LNC opt-in offer is to build a list of interested attorneys. Your opt-in, lead magnet, freebie ethical bribe – call it any of these names, and we’re talking about the same thing. In this blog post, you’ll learn some options for delivering your opt-in offer. Decide how you will deliver your […]
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LNC self-love: meditation for success is as important as journaling for success. Meditation and journaling work hand in hand. In a busy time of your life, adding meditation and journaling can help you cope with the demands on your attention and time. Are you taking care of yourself? If not, you can find yourself burnt […]
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