The Words We Choose
A nurse’s comment on my previous blog post prompted this content. She asked me how an attorney could be impressed by her writing style if she had never submitted a report for his review. The reality is...
View ArticleDo I Have your Attention?
I don’t know – do you have mine? I was strolling through Costco a few days ago (if I miss a week the staff become anxious) when I overheard a young man speaking at a moderate volume into his earphone....
View ArticleWhat is a Chronology and Can Anyone Do It?
[Encarta Dictionary: English (North America) chro-nol-o-gy (noun) 1. Order of events: the order in which events occur, or their arrangement according to this order.] This simple definition is what many...
View ArticleWhat’s the Magic Formula?
New LNCs have one big question: what is the magic formula that attorneys want from legal nurse consultants? One insight comes from reverse engineering; attorneys feel strongly about what they do not...
View ArticleOffshore Outsourcing Cannot Equal Quality of Legal Nurse Reviews
Is offshore outsourcing the future of medical records reviews for attorneys? I do not think so; the purpose of a medical records review (chronology) is to isolate critical data for the attorney and...
View ArticleChronology: How Long Should It Take?
How long does it take to compile a chronology from 5000 pages of medical records? It really does vary with each case. Sometimes a law firm will ask me not to produce a chronology with the goal of...
View ArticlePsychodiagnosis: Origins & Current Trends, Part 1
(Disclosure: I have worked full time for 20 years and now part time in a clinical psychological practice. As a nurse and patient advocate interfacing with physicians, nurse case managers and attorneys,...
View ArticlePsychodiagnosis: Origins & Current Trends, Part 2
(Disclosure: I have worked full time for 20 years and now part time in a clinical psychological practice. As a nurse and patient advocate interfacing with physicians, nurse case managers and attorneys,...
View ArticlePsychodiagnosis: Origins & Current Trends, Part 3
(Disclosure: I have worked full time for 20 years and now part time in a clinical psychological practice. As a nurse and patient advocate interfacing with physicians, nurse case managers and attorneys,...
View ArticlePsychodiagnosis: Origins & Current Trends, Addendum
(Disclosure: I have worked full time for 20 years and now part time in a clinical psychological practice. As a nurse and patient advocate interfacing with physicians, nurse case managers and attorneys,...
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