| Medical records retrieval is a routine practice that most | | | | new hire. |
| law firms deal with on a regular basis. However, | | | | In addition, outsourcing leads to consistent, reliable |
| records retrieval is time-consuming and tedious. Not | | | | results. Once you find a records retrieval company |
| only must you deal with subpoenas, authorizations, and | | | | that serves your needs well, you can then rely on this |
| other forms, you must also comply with HIPAA | | | | service to continue to provide you with excellent |
| regulations and constantly follow up with providers until | | | | service case after case. |
| the records are finally released to you. By outsourcing | | | | Retrieving medical records isn't overly difficult, but it is a |
| medical records retrieval, you can focus on your area | | | | process with specific requirements. For example, |
| of expertise while your litigation support company | | | | medical records aren't always stored at a physician's |
| handles the retrieval process. | | | | office. First, the medical provider needs to be |
| Outsourcing medical records retrieval also frees up | | | | contacted and asked about where the medical |
| your staff for other important tasks. While you could | | | | records request forms should be sent. Once the |
| create your own records retrieval team or hire a | | | | correct mailing address has been obtained, the record |
| full-time specialist, handling medical records in-house | | | | request forms as well as a HIPAA authorization form |
| can be costly. Not only does each employee incur a | | | | and a check for copy charges needs to be sent. In a |
| salary, you also must pay payroll taxes and provide | | | | perfect world, the provider would receive the request |
| benefits such as health insurance coverage, sick leave, | | | | and fill it right away. However, it's not unusual for a |
| and vacation. By outsourcing the process, you pay | | | | request to sit in a pile on some clerk's desk making |
| only for the services you need at the time you need | | | | follow-up calls an absolute necessity. |
| them. | | | | While this process is simple, especially if you have just |
| Teaming up with a litigation support service that | | | | one case involving just one health care provider, it |
| specializes in medical records retrieval allows you to | | | | becomes more complex as your caseload grows. |
| manage your caseload without having to hire and train | | | | Outsourcing to a records retrieval specialist takes this |
| additional paralegals or rely on temporary medical | | | | burden off of your firm and allows you to focus on |
| records clerks. For instance, if you have a heavy | | | | other details of the case. |
| caseload one month followed by a month with no | | | | Whether you run a one-attorney law firm or have |
| need for retrieval services, you won't need to add | | | | dozens of attorneys working on cases, outsourcing |
| addition staff members only to let them go once the | | | | medical records retrieval can save your firm money |
| workload eases. Since your litigation support service | | | | and ensure that the records you need are retrieved in |
| understands your requirements, each time you need | | | | a timely manner. |
| help, you don't need to spend additional time training a | | | | |