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MEDICONNECT RELEASES WHITEPAPER: STRATEGIES AND BEST PRACTICES IN MEDICAL RECORD RETRIEVAL

Co-written by Attorney Thomas Schultz; Highlights 14 Ways Law Firms can Build Stronger Cases and Cut Costs

Reference: litigation support, obtaining medical records, how to get medical records

SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 14, 2008—One of the most difficult tasks legal professionals face when working on malpractice, product liability, personal injury, workers compensation, or other medical-related legal cases is collecting organizing and analyzing their clients’ personal medical records, which can be time-consuming and frustrating a new whitepaper published by MediConnect Global, Inc. says. (www.mediconnect.net)

According to Strategies and Best Practices in Medical Record Retrieval, co-written by Thomas A. Schultz, a partner at Lopez, Hodes, Restaino, Milman & Skikos of Newport Beach, Calif., law firms must use patient medical records more than they ever have in the past for use in litigation.

“[Medical records] must be mined for meaningful data and organized for effective analysis and presentation. Doing a good job often takes considerable effort, but is absolutely necessary to building a strong case,” from the whitepaper.

The whitepaper, which is now available for legal professionals at www.mediconnect.net, outlines 14 strategic ways law firms can improve the medical record retrieval process making it easier to build and win profitable cases.

“Initially it doesn’t seem like it would be that difficult to obtain medical records for clients,” said Schultz. “But, there are so many things to remember and sequences to go through that one little mistake can delay record retrieval significantly and delay litigation in important cases. This whitepaper will walk legal professionals through the most critical and strategic steps to obtaining client medical records—and ultimately saving them time and costs.”

The 14 best practices cover everything from obtaining HIPAA approved authorizations from clients as early as possible, using or creating digitized records, to tying retrieved medical records to in-house case management software systems.

“By making a few changes, law firms can reduce costs, better leverage their office and paralegal staff, and take on larger and more complex cases. These changes can be made without additional infrastructure and can simplify and speed the record retrieval process,” according to the whitepaper.

Strategies and Best Practices in Medical Record Retrieval is available immediately at the MediConnect Global Web site. www.mediconnect.net

About MediConnect Global
MediConnect Global, Inc. is the leading medical records retrieval, scanning and storage services provider. MediConnect's online RapidRetrieve system and patented processes provide medical records to the insurance and legal industries quickly over the Internet in a secure and efficient manner. For more information please visit (http://www.mediconnect.net) or call (801) 545-3700.

Contact:
Elyse Peterson
MediConnect Global, Inc.
(801) 545-3717
epeterson@mediconnect.net