Benefits of LNC services
Tasks 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 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…
Read More5 Biggest LNC Content Creation Mistakes LNCs Make
Legal nurse consultants sit on a wealth of knowledge. Think of your years of clinical experience, thousands of pages of medical records you’ve read, and countless conversations with attorneys, which all add up to deep professional insight. Yet many LNCs find themselves staring at a blank screen when it comes time for LNC content creation.…
Read MoreSlip and Fall Records: Distinguishing Pre-Existing Conditions From New Injuries
A plaintiff slips and falls on ice, at a grocery store, or in one case I worked on, the plaintiff slipped on a banana peel. Slip-and-fall cases often look straightforward until you examine the medical documentation. How the LNC Helps with Slip and Fall Cases Once you begin reviewing slip and fall records, the picture…
Read MoreYou’re an LNC Problem Solver, Not a Marketer
So many legal nurse consultants dread marketing. When I taught a program about marketing for the New Jersey Chapter of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants last month, some of the LNCs present groaned when they talked about how they disliked marketing. They did not see themselves as LNC problem solvers. Far too many…
Read MoreScreening Medical Malpractice Cases for Merit: A Vital LNC Role
An inexperienced attorney gets a call from a plaintiff who wants to know if she has a valid medical malpractice case. The attorney contacts you for help in screening medical malpractice cases. Our role is vital Why is it so important for an attorney to use your services for this purpose? Inexperienced LNC and inexperienced…
Read MoreRole of Risk Managers – Plenty of Challenges
The role of risk managers is simply to investigate claims, right? Not so fast. There is a lot more to this job than that. I was a member of the American Society for Healthcare Risk Managers for quite a few years and attended the New Jersey chapter meetings. I thought of risk managers as people…
Read MoreHow to Make Yourself Invaluable to an Attorney
What are the benefits to an attorney in working with an LNC? How do you make yourself invaluable to an attorney handling cases with medical issues? Here are 3 benefits you can discuss with potential clients. Make yourself invaluable by teaching Although attorneys who have a lot of experience handling certain types of cases become…
Read MoreHow to Get More Attorney Clients: Approach Attorneys at Conferences
One of the most frequent questions I receive is how legal nurse consultants can get more attorney clients. Nurses who have completed their LNC training as well as LNCs are various stages in their business development ask me about how to build their client base. I asked Wayne Schoeneberg, a seasoned trial attorney, about his…
Read MoreHow to help an attorney handle a personal injury case: part 1
There is a substantial number of attorneys who litigate personal injury cases who need your help. I see many LNCs marketing exclusively to medical malpractice attorneys, overlooking an even larger pool of attorneys who represent plaintiffs or defendants in personal injury cases. Frankly, your marketing materials that explain how you can identify the standards of…
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