Why You Need to Hire a Legal Nurse Consultant

Independent nurse observers are registered nurses who are skilled healthcare professionals with legal training. They are usually hired as consultants for medical-related legal cases.

If you fear that the DME doctor paid for by the defense may not produce an impartial report, your best bet is to hire a legal nurse consultant to observe the medical examination. Here are the top  Reasons an independent nurse observer needs to attend an IME:

1.    Specialized Service
In the absence of a legal nurse consultant, you may decide to attend the IME as an attorney, but your presence may not be taken well by the physician. An independent nurse observer has the required medical and legal expertise to scrutinize the examination to check if it was performed correctly.

After receiving the client’s details, the nurse observer calls the client to discuss the upcoming physician’s visit. We educate your client on how to answer questions . We discuss what they can expect from the visit.

The nurse observer makes sure the clients know that they should not answer questions about injuries other than those caused by accident. 

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   Verification of the Proceedings

A legal nurse consultant documents and audio record the conversation between the plaintiff and the IME / DME doctor. The physician is more likely to do a thorough and unbiased job when they know they are being observed.

Observation of the physician’s visit by an experienced legal nurse consultant is likely to result in a more objective report for your client. The independent nurse observer reports the physician’s demeanor, the interventions carried out, and the tests performed.

We conduct a careful evaluation of the doctor’s questions and the plaintiff’s reactions during the examination to prepare a detailed report. Our responsibilities include presenting a report of the client’s demeanor and responses to you as an attorney.

At JM Legal Nurse Consultants, we make your client our priority and save you from tiresome medical paperwork. The client is sure to feel more comfortable in our legal nurse consultant presence to support them during the DME.

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