Dana Jolly, BSN, RN, LNCC, Principal, Jolly Consulting, LLC & Legal Nurse Consulting Institute, LLC and co-presenter of an all new webinar on polishing your writing skills. For more info visit the information link here.
 
The first report a LNC produces for a new client is equivalent to a first impression. We all know how important first impressions are. For LNCs, they can have even more significance. A good report highlights the value of a LNC. It can launch a LNC career, revive a struggling LNC practice or expand a …

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It is easy to fall in love with legal nurse consulting.  Each case is a new story in a patient’s life. It’s like reading a great novel every day.  We, as the legal nurse consultants reviewing the case, are the detectives looking for every clue within the medical record to either defend the case or identify every breach in the standard of care.
If you are not convinced, just wait until you have that first “A-ha!” moment.  This is the moment when you find information that will make or break the case - the handwritten note …

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When an attorney takes on a medical-related lawsuit, the attorney is oftentimes confronted with enormous volumes of medical records which are crammed with esoteric terminology, inexplicable shorthand and indecipherable handwriting. Yet his client’s future depends on his/her understanding the records. The attorney must also be able to use the information to effectively support the case. This is why Legal Nurse Consultant services are one of the greatest additions to an attorney’s practice.
A major portion of the …

Patients who have a better understanding of their illnesses are likely to be healthier.
Technology such as social networking sites, e-mail, personal health records, home monitoring devices and patient portals have made communication between patient and doctor not only more convenient but also more meaningful.
Patients are able to do more independent research, making them better informed. They can compare costs, exchange information with other patients, and bring that knowledge back to their physicians. Technology even can allow physicians to monitor a patient’s health without a visit to the office, creating more …