This plaintiff was a 51-year-old female, restrained driver, alleging unspecified injuries and demanding policy limits following an MVA.  She was traveling in a parking lot when she was hit on the passenger side by a semi-truck moving at <10 mph. There was no...

This MVA-related claim illustrates the importance of ensuring that all prior records are obtained as well as the importance of factoring multilevel degenerative pathology into the analysis. In this case, a 60-year-old male, restrained driver of a semi-tractor trailer...

Here's another case where Mechanism of Injury (MOI) and a prior, degenerative condition figure into mitigating a high-exposure claim. The claimant was a 48-year-old female injured in a retail store.  Based on the limited incident report, she was struck after...

I recently got some welcome news from Pat Iyer, a leader in Legal Nurse Consulting and the publisher for the last four years of Legal Nurse Podcasts, one of many resources devoted to our industry.  Pat wrote to inform me that the interview she conducted with me...

In a case involving falling drywall, a sleeping woman and multiple alleged injuries, changes in a claimant's story, unexplained delays and other inconsistencies and gaps in several data points raised red flags for MKC's nurse reviewer. The event and injury The...

I attended a webinar recently where the focus was managing musculoskeletal (MSK) claims for successful outcomes.  Not surprisingly, telemedicine was a big component. This is an emerging issue about which I've already blogged.  I was interviewed in 2020 for a...

In a case involving falling drywall, a sleeping woman and multiple alleged injuries, changes in a claimant's story, unexplained delays and other inconsistencies and gaps in several data points raised red flags for MKC's nurse reviewer. The event and injury The...

Unearthing fraud, mistakes and other claims errors takes more than an expert detective...even one as skilled as Charles Piper.  That’s because no matter how experienced or well-trained, a non-healthcare professional alone is not enough to defend against a bad claim....

If I ever were to recommend a movie, it would be Anzac Girls.  It's a six-part, 2014 series that tells the story of five women serving in the Australian Army Nursing Service during the First World War. This movie also reminded me of the dignity and honor of my...

Here's a fascinating oral history interview with one of Mary Breckinridge's cousins.  Interview with Mary Marvin Breckinridge Patterson, May 13, 1978 --https://kentuckyoralhistory.org/ark:/16417/xt7xks6j411d Mary Carson Breckinridge (1881 – 1965) overcame...