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How Delays in Record Retrieval Can Jeopardize Case Outcomes

If you have employees dedicated to retrieving records from physicians’ practices for your personal injury cases, you are not alone in recognizing the growing problem of turnaround times. Delays in retrieving information have extended from a week or two to...
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What Types of Records Can Be Retrieved for Legal Cases?

Whether your law firm handles personal injury, criminal defense, or family law cases, your reliance on official records helps you strategize, build a case, prove damages, and gather evidence of wrongdoing that has harmed your client. You need timely and...
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Navigating State-by-State Variations in Medical Record Request Laws

When your law office requests medical records for a client’s claim, you need to be aware of several state and federal regulations. Each state has its own statutes governing response times, permissible fees, and retention requirements, while federal laws such...
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Ensuring HIPAA Compliance in the Digital Age

Compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is more important than ever, now that you can send sensitive information with the single tap of a button. Also, health care organizations now use electronic systems to manage patient...
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Common Challenges in Medical Record Retrieval

Retrieving medical records is a necessary but also tedious and time-consuming process for attorneys. To add to the difficulty, many challenges, such as strict HIPAA regulations, unresponsive providers, and incomplete documentation, could delay or even completely derail your law firm's...
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Understanding the HITECH Act and Its Role in Record Requests

Understanding the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act is essential for healthcare providers and the people they care for. This legislation expands a patient’s rights to access their medical records and limits the costs to do...
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Integrating Record Retrieval Services With Case Management Systems

More productivity means that you can effectively handle a larger case load, and more billable hours means a higher profit margin for your firm. Increasing your earnings is always good and so is improving your support staff’s efficiency. Integrating record...
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Benefits of Outsourcing Record Retrieval for Small Law Firms

Small law firms like yours do not have the time or staffing resources to waste. That is why our record retrieval services are so important. We serve only plaintiff-side attorneys to provide you and your clients with the medical evidence...
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Navigating the New Attestation Requirements in Medical Record Requests

Navigating the new attestation requirements in medical record requests may seem exasperating. However, complying with new legal developments may not be arduous with our team on your side. Our knowledgeable team at National Record Retrieval stays on top of industry...
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How Record Retrieval Services Improve Paralegal Productivity

Paralegals are some of the busiest people in your law firm. This administrative role spans many responsibilities beyond supporting your attorneys, from legal research to file management, and each paralegal is essential to your case flow and management process. That...
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