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Investigating Medical Claims | Cleveland Personal Injury

Todd Gurney | 854 Views | 05/11/2015

Obtaining Medical Records

I’m Todd Gurney, I want to talk to you today about medical records. The first step in investigating a medical claim is obtaining the medical records. It sounds simple but, first, you have to know what to ask for.

Let’s say there were complications during the delivery of your child and you want to find out whether or not it was caused by a medical mistake. Well, if you only request the baby’s records, you’re not going to get any of the mom’s records which may include important information but even if you ask for both sets of records you still may not get everything.

For example, the mom’s records may not include the fetal monitor strips which oftentimes have important information about what actually happened during the delivery of the child. Here’s where it can really get complicated. Even if you know everything to ask for, how can you be sure that the hospital has in fact produced everything that is available? This is why it is important to have an attorney who is familiar with medical records.

At the Eisen Law Firm, we’ve been handling medical claims for so long that we have become very familiar with medical records. We know what to look for and we know where to find it. We can tell whether anything is missing from the records and then we know what steps to take to go ahead and get that missing information.

Understanding Medical Records

Now that you have obtained the medical records, the next step is trying to understand them. This can be very difficult and frustrating. It is important to understand that your medical records are written about you but not for you.

Oftentimes they’re going to be filled with a lot of medical terminology, jargon, and shorthand. Sifting through all of this to find the important information is not easy. At the Eisen Law Firm, this is what we do every day. We comb through medical records and help our clients find the answers that they’re looking for.

By: Todd Gurney

Investigating Medical Claims | Cleveland Personal Injury

Obtaining Medical Records

I’m Todd Gurney, I want to talk to you today about medical records. The first step in investigating a medical claim is obtaining the medical records. It sounds simple but, first, you have to know what to ask for.

Let’s say there were complications during the delivery of your child and you want to find out whether or not it was caused by a medical mistake. Well, if you only request the baby’s records, you’re not going to get any of the mom’s records which may include important information but even if you ask for both sets of records you still may not get everything.

For example, the mom’s records may not include the fetal monitor strips which oftentimes have important information about what actually happened during the delivery of the child. Here’s where it can really get complicated. Even if you know everything to ask for, how can you be sure that the hospital has in fact produced everything that is available? This is why it is important to have an attorney who is familiar with medical records.

At the Eisen Law Firm, we’ve been handling medical claims for so long that we have become very familiar with medical records. We know what to look for and we know where to find it. We can tell whether anything is missing from the records and then we know what steps to take to go ahead and get that missing information.

Understanding Medical Records

Now that you have obtained the medical records, the next step is trying to understand them. This can be very difficult and frustrating. It is important to understand that your medical records are written about you but not for you.

Oftentimes they’re going to be filled with a lot of medical terminology, jargon, and shorthand. Sifting through all of this to find the important information is not easy. At the Eisen Law Firm, this is what we do every day. We comb through medical records and help our clients find the answers that they’re looking for.

By: Todd Gurney