Obtain And Organize Medical Records

In litigation that is based upon medical records, comprehensive medical information should be obtained. The first step of this process involves ascertaining the patient's complete medical history. Our "Medical History Questionnaire©" will assist in gleaning much of the salient information about the plaintiff. The "Medical History Questionnaire©" will act as reminder of key events.

The second step involves requesting information from the various medical providers with an appropriately signed and dated patient's authorization for release of information. We also recommend a request letter accompany the release as well as an affidavit to be signed by the custodian of the records. The affidavit will certify that the copies are a true and complete reproduction of the patient's medical records. Records may be obtained the traditional way - through the mail, however, there are now several companies offering to obtain records for the attorney via the Internet.

The third step is to organize, paginate and index the comprehensive records for ease in key document location. "The Components of Comprehensive Medical Records©" is a guide to the organization of the medical records and will also act as a guide to what other records should accompany the released documents.

For a copy of "The Components of Comprehensive Medical Records©," and the "Medical History Questionnaire©," or with questions about obtaining and organizing medical records please feel free to contact us at MRRS.

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