On this page --
- Medical-legal case review, malpractice
screening for attorneys
- Independent medical review for
institutions
- Reviewer's experience
- Requesting a case review
- Fees and payment protocol
- Links to other useful legal, medical, and
expert pages
Medical - legal case review for attorneys
- Medical malpractice -- case screening for
merit
- Interactions of illness, preexisting conditions,
injury, apportionment
- Research, litigation support for defense and
plaintiffs
- Locating testifying experts
I review records and medical-legal issues involving
adult medicine, surgery, and injury. Where I would
qualify as an expert witness (Internal Medicine and
Cardiology), I am willing to testify. In the majority of
cases I review, I would not be the best testifying expert
(not in active clinical practice since 1997), but can be
extremely helpful in assessing the merits of potential
cases. My clients enjoy the advantages of prompt service,
very reasonable fees, and accurate, honest opinions.
While I've mainly been asked to evaluate potential
plaintiffs' cases, I also have substantial experience
consulting for defense attorneys and insurers in strict
liability and professional malpractice matters.
As an experienced medical reviewer, I can help you
distinguish "bad outcome" from true medical negligence,
identify responsible parties, help attorneys and clients
understand complex problems and terminology, get full
relevant documentation, and locate appropriate testifying
experts where needed.
Independent medical review for institutions
For institutional review bodies, I offer impartial,
timely, and reasonably-priced assessment of quality of
care questions -- please contact me to discuss your
situation.
Reviewer's experience
I was in full time Cardiology and Internal Medicine
practice in Denver for many years (Board Certified in
both), but since 1987 have concentrated on review of
medical cases across a wide spectrum of settings and
specialties. Most of these reviews, literally thousands
of cases, were done for the federally chartered peer
review organization, the Colorado Foundation for Medical
Care (CFMC), for whom I have consulted extensively on
quality and utilization issues. I was the principal
physician consultant at CFMC on the Uniform Clinical Data
Set project (algorithmic quality screening) from 1990
until 1994, and the Colorado Medical Practice Study
(in-hospital medical injury) in 1995-6, and have
participated in numerous other quality assessment
studies.
Over the past 15 years, I have also evaluated over 100
complex auto insurance claims, involving sequential
injuries, preexisting illnesses and injuries, and
apportionment.
In the last several years, I have also reviewed
numerous cases for leading law firms in Denver and around
the country concerning medical malpractice and other
medical-legal issues (references available on request).
Requesting a case review
You can discuss a new case or any medical question
with me by phone without obligation or charge. For most
cases, the initial screening review will take
from 2 to 4 hours and will be done within 7-10 days of
getting the records. After my review, we'll discuss the
case's merits by phone. I will help you to decide if
further action is warranted: further research, written
report from me, more expert opinions, etc. During this
process, I'm happy to discuss any questions with your
client as well.
If a written report is required, that will usually
take an additional 4 to 8 hours. If the records are
massive, the case extremely complex, or
literature research is needed, more time could be
involved.
It will help if you have the records organized before
sending them: they should be in sequence, first records
on top. Indexing is helpful but not essential; binding
and page numbering are usually counterproductive at this
stage as there is virtually always duplication and
disorder to be dealt with. Send pages loose and
unnumbered if possible.
Fees and payment protocol
Preliminary phone discussion of a new or potential
case -- no charge. Assessment of case merits, analysis,
research, written report, and follow up telephone
consultation are billed at $120 per hour. Screening most
cases will take 2 to 4 hours, so the usual prepayment
required will be $240 to $480. Testimony or deposition
are billed at $200 per hour, including travel time to and
from your site, with a 4 hour minimum.
Last updated Jan 18, 2012.
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