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Medical Malpractice Errors
Legal nurse consultants work within the high stakes arena of medical malpractice errors litigation. We are often asked to screen medical malpractice cases for merit – does the case meet the criteria for a winnable case – for the plaintiff or the defendant? Other industries, such as aviation, manufacturing, and energy developed safety interventions needed…
Read MoreScreening a Medication Error Case for Medical Malpractice
A legal nurse consultant may screen a medication error case for merit. The LNC recognizes that is often easiest to screen a case by starting with the damages. What happened as a result of the alleged medication error? Permanent, severe damages have the highest potential for providing compensation, assuming that liability and causation can be…
Read MoreScreening a Medical Malpractice Case for Merit
An LNC and physician explaining a case to the attorney[/caption] You are a legal nurse consultant who is asked to be involved in screening a medical malpractice case for merit. The medical records are in hand; someone has to review them. Who should review them, and in what sequence, depends on numerous factors. When should…
Read MoreLNCs: New Business Marketing
Unless you are so busy that you are overwhelmed with work, you need to do new business marketing. In my first post, I discussed database marketing. In my second post, I described referral source marketing. In this post, I share ideas for new business marketing. New business marketing Your New Business Marketing will consist more…
Read MoreReferral Source Marketing
In the last blog post I talked about database marketing. The second kind of marketing is Referral Source Marketing. This means that Referral Source Marketing is communicating with all those individuals, companies or groups that directly market to your target market. They are complementary businesses to yours or big fans of yours that will be…
Read MoreDatabase Marketing
So where do you start? How do you use database marketing? What do you do to market and grow your business? There are so many options right? It’s possible even, that you’re somewhat overwhelmed right now just thinking about it. I like to start with ‘free first, then pay’ options…how does that sound to you?…
Read MoreLegal Nurse Consultants and Paralegals
When I am marketing at an attorney conference, attorneys often say to me, “I have a paralegal. She handles my records. Why do I need a legal nurse consultant?” Attorneys may be confused about the differences between legal nurse consultants and paralegals. Your ability to market your services is dependent on a skillfully phrased answer…
Read MoreLNCs: How to Collect Your Cash
You can’t collect your cash? If you’re in business as a legal nurse consultant, this could happen to you. • Clients request services for which they cannot pay. • You provide services, and then struggle to obtain payment. • Slow payers strangle your cash flow. • Payment issues poison your relationships with clients. It doesn’t…
Read More5 Traits of Successful Legal Nurse Consultants
Successful legal nurse consultants have to possess some sales skills. You are selling your capabilities to assist attorneys, the value of your services, and the outcomes the attorney will achieve by using your help. Your business will flounder without sales skills. See this video on how to be a successful legal nurse consultant. All business…
Read MoreLegal Nurse Consultants Need Websites
Legal nurse consultants need websites. I love websites. I absolutely think they’re necessary. I do not think that anyone should go without a website. Think about your own business. How long has it been since you’ve actually flipped through a phone book? It’s much easier to Google somebody’s information online than it is to actually…
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