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  • What is your role in cancer negligence cases? 
    1. Identifying cases - for attorneys and cancer survivors
    2. Identifying experts to assist the attorney in proving the negligence case
    3. Lifecare Planning Reports
    4. Case management/continuity of care 

  • What is needed to prove a cancer medical malpractice or medical negligence claim?
    1. Negligence 
      1. Omission - Failure to order a timely MRI
      2. Commission - Reading the MRI incorrectly 
    2. Causation - proximate causation
    3. Damages 
    4. Negligence Red Flags - There IS a case
    5. Negligence Red Flags - There probably IS NOT a case

  • Future Horizions - Suits vs. HMO's, Suits vs. Nurses, and Suits vs. Managed Care Entities

  • Medical Records: Friends or Foes?

  • Why is medical record documentation important in cancer cases?
    1. Missing or doctored records - Negligence
    2. Recommendations to Attorneys

  • Long-Term Planning
    1. Structured Settlements and Lump Sum Payments (advantages and disadvantages
    2. Special Needs Trust
    3. Treatment options and financial planning
    4. Assisting cancer patients in obtaining short-term and long-term rehabilitation and financial benefits
      1. Social Security Disability and SSI - Helpful on damages 
      2. Managed care denials - Managed care appeal

 

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