by MKC Medical | Apr 8, 2015 | Blog
By Kari Williamson There is no truer axiom. It applies to virtually every aspect of life. If you are unaware of a situation or unsure about information, then you are unable to fully analyze or even completely question the issues at hand. This is doubly true when...
by MKC Medical | Nov 11, 2014 | Blog, Legal Nurse Consultant, Legal Nurse Consulting, LNC, Medical Conditions/Terminology Blog Series, Uncategorized
Continuity of care and information are critical when reviewing a medical record. Continuum of information, evaluations and treatments start with the initial injury and travel through the medical record. But what first started out as a nice straight line quickly...
by MKC Medical | Sep 2, 2014 | Blog, Legal Nurse Consultant, LNC, Medical Conditions/Terminology Blog Series
By Debra West, RN, BSN, BSN, CCM A close, knowledgeable analysis of what is written in the medical records can provide critical information when determining whether an injury is acute. This can be a challenge to a non-medical observer, since medical terminology is...
by MKC Medical | Jul 1, 2014 | Blog, Legal Nurse Consulting
By Debra West, RN, BSN, CCM, LNC Medical records are often incomplete. Office notes, hospital records and even test results might be missing, leaving gaps in treatment. Yet, in order to have a clear picture of the claimant, the injury, medical treatment and diagnosis,...
by MKC Medical | Jun 12, 2014 | Blog, Case Management, Claims Tools, Legal Nurse Consulting
Strategies when English-as-a-Second-Language creates obstacles By Joyce Salyers, BSN, RN, LNC, CCM No hablo Ingles. не говорю по-английски. 난 영어 못해요. No matter what the language, “I don’t speak English” probably translates into higher costs and more time necessary to...
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