With teaching documentation classes, the problem is not so much that the records are weak. The problem is that no matter how much you put into a patient’s file, there could always be more. An uncrossed t or an undotted […]
This is one to share with your clients because the odds are they will be in another crash and they will ask you to represent them again. With the conversations I have had with patients it is rare that anyone […]
For any doctor or attorney involved in personal-injury cases getting a solid whiplash case is always a blessing. The problem, however, is that injuries in a motor vehicle collision usually far exceed a simple cervical whiplash. Statistics from the Arizona […]
Since about 1990 with the introduction of TEACH at State Farm and Colossus at Allstate automobile insurance companies have worked off two basic formulas. The one that personal injury attorneys are all too familiar with is deny, delay, defendant. The […]
Reviewing medical files for attorneys has become my favorite past time. The process is at times challenging and as such also enlightening. Sadly, at times it is also purely entertaining. A recent file that I reviewed included the police report, […]
Opinions based on invalid testing are invalid opinions. Any doctor or attorney whose practice is focused on personal injury has known the challenges of dealing with an Insurance Mock Examination (IME). Since “insurance” is a word not allowed in a […]
In October, I had the distinct honor of serving as Chair of the 7th International Conference and Exhibition on Pain Research and Management in Zürich, Switzerland. There are several factors that made this honor so special. About five months ago, […]
In a properly managed personal injury case (PI case) there are two dates of importance. The first is 21 days or three weeks post-trauma. The other is at 91 days. When properly diagnosed, documented and managed, these are two milestones […]
For all the injuries that doctors fail to diagnose in a personal injury case, the one most commonly missed is concussion. Misconceptions abound around this condition ranging from believing that there needs to be a loss of consciousness to make […]
If you are an attorney handling personal-injury cases, then mark your calendar for June 9-10, and be sure to be at the Arizona Association of Chiropractic annual convention for the presentation by James Mathis. If you are not familiar with […]
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