Physician Medical Malpractice Merit Reviews for Plaintiff Attorneys
Know whether the medicine supports the case before investing further.
$1,500 Flat Fee • Up to 1,000 Pages • Physician Reviewed
What You Receive With a Medical Malpractice Merit Review
Standard of Care
A physician evaluates the care provided and identifies potential departures from the applicable standard of care.
Causation & Damages
We assess whether the alleged departures are medically connected to the claimed injuries and resulting damages.
Case Strengths & Next Steps
We identify strengths, weaknesses, potential defenses, missing records, and issues that may require additional expert review.
You receive a written physician review designed to help you decide whether—and how—to move the case forward.
What Our Physicians Look For
Our physician reviews focus on the medical issues that determine whether a case is supportable and what may be needed to move it forward.
Standard of Care
Potential departures from the applicable standard of care.
Causation
Whether those departures caused or contributed to the claimed injury.
Damages
The medical nature and extent of the claimed injuries and resulting damages.
Potential Defenses
Alternative medical explanations, pre-existing conditions, and other issues that may affect the claim.
Missing Records
Gaps in the medical record and additional documentation that may be needed for a complete evaluation.
Need for Specialty Expert Review
Issues that may require further review by an appropriately qualified specialty expert.
More Than a Yes-or-No Answer
Not every adverse outcome is the result of medical negligence. A physician merit review helps determine whether the medical facts support a potential claim—and, just as importantly, identifies weaknesses, alternative explanations, and issues that could affect causation or damages.
What Happens After the Initial Review
A merit review can identify what is needed to evaluate the case more completely and help determine the appropriate next steps.
Identify the Relevant
Providers
Focus the case on the physicians, facilities, and other providers whose care is medically relevant to the alleged injury.
Identify Missing Records
& EHR Data
Determine whether additional medical records, imaging, laboratory results, audit trails, EHR metadata, or other electronic documentation may be needed for a complete evaluation.
Define the Next Medical
Step
Identify issues that may require additional discovery, a medical chronology, or review by an appropriately qualified specialty expert.
Medical Record & EHR Documentation Issues
Medical records do not always tell the complete story on their face. When documentation raises questions, our physician review may identify issues that warrant closer examination of the EHR, audit trail, or other electronic record data.
Timing & Sequence of Entries
Identify documentation whose timing, sequence, or relationship to the clinical events may require clarification.
Amendments & Inconsistencies
Identify late entries, amendments, conflicting documentation, or expected information that appears to be absent.
Audit Trails & EHR Metadata
When appropriate, recommend obtaining audit trails or other EHR metadata to clarify when documentation was created, entered, modified, or accessed.
Cases We Review
Medical Malpractice • Nursing Home Neglect • Personal Injury
If the Case Moves Forward
A physician merit review can help identify the next medical step. Depending on the case, that may include a detailed medical chronology, review by a specialty expert, or ongoing physician support as the matter develops.
MDTimelines™
Physician-prepared medical record chronologies that make complex records easier to navigate and understand.
Expert Witness Referrals
Connect with a qualified, actively practicing medical specialist when you need expert review or testimony.
Doctor OnCALL℠
Ongoing physician access for firms that need recurring medical support across an active caseload.
Ready to Evaluate Your Case?
Get a physician review focused on standard of care, causation, damages, and the issues that may determine whether the case should move forward.