If you had
an accident and you sustained injury due to someone else’s (legal) fault, you
may be eligible to get compensation for your medical expenses, wages and other
damages which happened due to the accident. A personal injury lawsuit is
essential for civil justice in the country as it helps the victims of an
accident with financial aid to not only recover from injuries but to move
forward in life. Evaluating and deciding the compensation amount for the
damages one sustained is one of the most important and tricky points in a
personal injury suit negotiation. Your medical records can give a great deal of
insight for not only illustrating the extent of the injury but to highlight the
ongoing challenges.
Calculating
Damages
Well, first
off, medical records provide the proof of injuries you’ve sustained. That’s one
of the most important factors while calculating damages. Actual records of
hospital visits, doctor’s appointments, surgeries (if any) as well as ongoing
treatment (if any) records can illustrate the injuries you suffered and how
these injuries have impacted and will continue to affect your life. For
Attorney’s dealing with the claim case, medical records are the most critical
elements while calculating and deciding on claim value.
How Your
Medical Records Affect The Defense
When you file a personal injury claim case against an individual or a company, you’re most probably going
against their insurance company. These insurance companies in most cases will
ask for an independent medical investigation to ensure a fair assessment of
your injuries. The doctors who work for insurance companies will provide a
report of how he or she believes your injuries will affect your life
emotionally and financially. A jury may or may not consider these records to
determine the claim settlement value.
Patient
Privacy
As a patient one will always want complete privacy regarding their
medical records under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). However, a personal
injury case obliterates much of this privacy. Your attorney has to review your
medical records to assess the strength of your case. These records are also
required to be given to the opposing counsel. HIPPA and state law requires you
to sign a medical record release form in order for providers to release and
share your medical records with attorneys regarding your case.
Medical
Records Will Never Lie
Medical records are one of the most
important and strongest forms of evidence in your personal injury claim
case in our legal system as they provide the most accurate picture of how
injuries have and will continue to affect your life. It is absolutely
imperative that you tell the truth when speaking about your case with your
attorney in order for him or her to be able to help you build a strong case.
Altering or misrepresenting the truth will undermine the genuineness of your
personal injury claim.
ITCube BPM work with personal injury
attorneys and medico-legal companies to help them with medical records
organization and summary. We are an ISO ISO/IEC 27001 certified and HIPPA
compliant company and while working with these clients for medical summary we
ensure that we protect your privacy and summarize records that can help
strengthen your case.
