Polaris Services

Healthcare and issues of illness or injury can come up in a variety of legal cases. From a simple interpretation of
records for an attorney working on estate planning, or a full review to build a plaintiff or defense case, all legal
specialties can encounter a medically related issue that they need assistance with.

Examples of cases:

Abuse/Neglect
Criminal Law
Elder Law
Estate Planning
Fraud/Medical Billing Concerns
Guardianship Needs
Life Care Planning
Medical Cost Projections
Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury
Product Liability
Toxic Torts/Class Actions

Both plaintiff and defense attorneys will find that they can strengthen their case when they get all the medical facts
and have those facts interpreted correctly.

A legal nurse consultant makes it easier to get the information you need. Utilizing an RN to decipher the medical
information in your case reduces chances of misinterpretation. A RN can correlate the info correctly with the
appropriate healthcare standards and research, allowing you and your legal staff to concentrate on the legal issues
and paperwork.

Medical Record Review & Analysis

Review and interpret medical records - ensures accuracy of facts and
supporting data while making the medical-ese easier to understand

Prepare timelines of the medical events involved in a case - lets you
see the relevant issues at a glance

Identify signs of medical record tampering - nurses know more about
what should be in the chart and what happened between the lines that
wasn't documented

Screen cases for merit before you invest in them

Apply relevant standards of care to the case & identify adherences to
and deviations from the standards

Identify causation issues, assess damages/injuries and identify
contributing factors - not everything is what it seems to the untrained
eye

Organize the medical records

Develop written reports for use as legal team study tools

Identify deviations in billing versus treatment received/approved by
insurance

Life Care Plans

Medical Cost Projections

Medical Liaison

Assist in client, witness, and expert interviews - gets you pointed in the right direction in real time

Consult with healthcare providers - make sure that all healthcare bases are covered

Attend and report on independent medical examinations (IMEs)

Interface with other consultants and service providers on the attorney's behalf

Case Support

Provide relevant medical literature searches and integrate search results
into the case facts - the knowledge of a nurse makes this process more
accurate and faster

Analyze the validity of research studies relied on by the experts - helps
determine the strengths/weaknesses of your experts as well as your
opponent's experts

Discovery and Court Preparation

Prepare questions for interrogatories, deposition, or trial

Review and analyze depositions and past testimony

Assist with demonstrative evidence

Attend depo/courtroom proceedings

Help prepare witnesses and experts for deposition and trial