Blog Archives - Med Legal Pro

Long Term Care & COVID-19 What Are the Challenges? Covid 19 has had such an impact on all of us in so many ways. Our way of life has been challenged and our lives have been forever changed. So many people sick and dying. So much strife in the media. Political fighting, everyone with their…

Though the Daubert standard is undoubtedly the most prevalent in federal courts and a majority of states, a number of states have begun to branch off by combining Daubert with Frye, continuing with Frye, or even deciding on their own methods for evaluating expert witnesses.

Image of multiple different shaped pills in the palm of a hand

The opioid crisis has been a hot topic in the news lately. Physicians are prescribing medications without ever seeing or examining patients. Patients are becoming addicted or worse, overdosing and dying. Yet other patients have chronic pain and are on pain medications for a long period of time. How can you tell if this is…

Medical legal consultants are an important part of the legal team at many prestigious law firms. They assist attorneys with the complicated medical aspects of their cases. They have inside knowledge gained from the years spent working in the medical field. The most common type of consultant would be a nurse as they have been…

The electronic medical record was implemented to try and reduce the number of medical errors by providing continuity of care as well as a solution to the problem of deciphering illegible handwriting. Over the past several years, most physician offices and hospitals have converted to utilizing this type of charting system. However, in a study…