The current records retrieval process for legal purposes remains a burden for any legal professional. Not only can the process be expensive but it can also lead to inefficiencies and time wasting. However, a well designed and well-defined Medical Summarization product can drastically reduce the amount of attorney, paralegal and claims personnel time spend sorting and reviewing documents. A well thought out presentation of information is easy to read and simplifies working with electronic documents. While the business of records retrieval is abundant and competitive, the added benefits of Medical Summarization go much further than just a value added product.
The traditional medical record review process can be complex and wasteful. The requirement of separate consultants followed by numerous reviews only adds to the inefficiencies of retrieving medical documents. The purpose of a medical summarization process simplifies this tedious process by reducing steps and shortening the time required to retrieve a simple yet chaotic product. With complete certainty, Medical Record Summarization is an inclusive product to help efficiency and increase productivity. One of the major benefits includes a simplified process. The requirement of separate consultants followed by numerous reviews only adds to the inefficiencies of retrieving medical documents. An MRS product can in fact reduce this process and carry the burden away from the law firm. Instead of sorting through what could be thousands of documents, MRS can provide the efficiency a lawyer needs by providing a variety of added value additions.

MRS Products
The make up of MRS is then broken down into a variety of smaller yet vital products.

Chronological Record Reorganization & Visit Index

Chronological listing of all medical treatments identifying medical provider, city and state where located, and type of medical report provided with hyperlinks to actual Visit Summary
Hyperlinks to actual medical record documents and displays the CPX page number demonstrating its chronological position

Visit & Billing Summary

Summary of medical treatment received focusing on 5 specific areas complaint, history, observation, impressions/conclusion/diagnosis and treatment/prescription
Summary of medical billings by provider indicating amount billed, amount paid, ICD-9 and CPT codes and descriptions
All documents are OCRd and hyper-linked to all summaries and indexes for easy toggling

Comprehensive Medical Record Analysis

Documentation includes an Executive Summary consisting of an incident overview, analysis overview (answers to specific questions), list of missing records, and the recommended work-up to assist with claim valuation
Key points are grouped into pre-incident, incident and post incident observations
Chronological summary of visits including nurses observation
All documents are OCRd hyper-linked to all summaries and selected text is highlighted for easy review/toggling

Immediate Benefits

Simplified Process
Ease of Review
Reduced Review Expense
Less Paper Processing
In todays modern computerized society, implementing technology in any sector of work only adds benefits and detracts waste. While much of the legal industry remains reliant on paper for credibility and usage, the appropriate products and steps are being created that surely seem attractive to even the most conservative among us. Increased productivity is the goal for any business and a Medical Record Summarization product can provide that. Less time on one task creates more time to conduct others which is something that we can all be in favor of.