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Medical Record Review
What are medical records?
Medical records refer to the entire collection of medical documents associated with an individual. These include everything from the initial doctor’s visit to the lab test reports, hospital reports, yearly physicals etc. Based on the person’s medical history, the volume of their medical record file may be more or less. With numerous documents required for the individual’s accurate representation, medical chronology services are of utmost importance.
Importance and need of medical record review services
Medical record review companies offer a valuable service in ensuring a comprehensive collection of medical records which play an important role in a multitude of aspects.
Hospitals and healthcare systems: Detailed and well-organized patient records are important to ensure proper treatment of the patient. By creating a detailed medical record audit, hospitals can easily review patient information as well as identify missing gaps in the documents to ensure utmost patient safety and quality treatment.
Medico-legal cases: Legal claims rely heavily on medical data to substantiate their evidence and win their case. A legal medical record review allows for concise and accurate summarization of medical records making it easier for lawyers to review pertinent information. Identify treatment inconsistencies: A comprehensive medical record review allows for better management of medical claims. Any inconsistencies in treatment suggested, medical billing or coding, can be identified faster.
What do medical record review services include?
Medical record review companies provide a host of services that typically include the following:
- Chronologically organizing all medical records for improved clarity of the timeline and person’s medical journey.
- Transcribing physician notes or interviews along with an accurate interpretation of medical records.
- Summarizing case history and creating a concise medical records audit checklist for easy review by lawyers and healthcare practitioners.
- Identifying missing records and treatment inconsistencies based on clinical history.
Professional chronological and summarized medical record review services.
Medical chronology services form an important component of every medical claim. Lawyers often require a comprehensive and organized medical record analysis during the course of a workers’ compensation claim, insurance claim, or personal injury claims, among others.
Along with ensuring the availability of all medical records, the organization of these records is of paramount importance as well. Unorganized records can lead to missed information or confusion for the lawyers dealing with medical jargon. A chronologically organized medical chart review allows for clarity and easy review of all information. A professional medical record review outsourcing company, such as Vitality, can ensure a chronologically arranged and professionally summarized medical record review for attorneys.
Common difficulties faced by clients in conducting in-house medical records review include:
- Large volume of unorganized data
- Lack of medical expertise
- Accounting for other variables or responsible factors
- Management and organization of medical records
- Extremely time-consuming impacting other work
- Identifying missing data or records
- Correctly processing complicated cases
Why choose Optimum Business Solutions for medical record review outsourcing?
We offer a wide range of medical record review services including:
- Sorting and indexing of medical records
- Medical chronology services
- Medical record summarization
- Workers’ compensation
- Request authorization
- Case report creation and summary
- Trial preparation
- Medical data abstraction
- Medical data management
- Medical record retrieval
Professional medical records review and analysis are important for both the legal and healthcare domains. At Vitality, our experts review every medical record in utmost detail to create an accurate interpretation and case summary for every individual. Our integrity and work ethic have made us one of the most trusted medical record review companies in the industry.