Services Offered

Med-Legal Consulting, Inc.
Expert Medical Record Reviews
Shirley Eileen Fitzgerald, RN
President
(503) 629-5109 Digital Pager (503) 323-3300 Fax 645-2046
email to sfitzrn@hevanet.com

Services Offered

Preliminary Tort Reviews

		Substantiate Cause of Action
		Verify Statute of Limitations
		Evaluate Potential Damages
		Evaluate Potential Damages
		Reference Medical Diagnoses

Medical Chart Summaries

		Summarize Nurses' Notes, M.D. Progress Notes, Lab Reports
		Reference applicable Standards of Care
		Time Line format for easy presentation of Multiple Diagnoses and Treatments
		Reference Medical Diagnoses

On-Site Record Review

		Evaluate (uncorrected) Records
		Eliminate Illegible copy-quality problems
		Locate/Identify ancillary records available for subpoena

Courtroom Assistance

		Assist with Interrogation of Expert Witness
		Assist in Selection and Preparation of Medical Models and Graphics
		Testify as Records Expert

Deposition Assistance

		Assist in Interrogatory Preparation
		Identification/Location of key Professional Witnesses

On-Line Research

		Search of current publications for applicable Diagnoses, Treatments and Complications including pre-existing conditions
		Abstracts included with each report
		Provide understandable explanations of various medical/nursing procedures to assist the jury in clearly understanding Expert Witnesses

Expert Translation of Medical Records

Bridging the Gap Between Medical Terminology and Legalese

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