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New MediConnect Forum
A new open forum hosted by MediConnect Global is tailored
for professionals in the legal and insurance
(health/life) industries as well as individuals who want to
discuss health issues. Topics are completely open and will hit
on the most relevant issues in the industry today. For
example:
Is it possible to really have a "jury of our
peers"?
What do you put on a 'Don't forget to check" list in
preparing medical records for litigation?
You need food fast, but you want healthy fast food. What do you
do?
Check
out the forum and leave your own comments at http://forum.mediconnect.net/ or click on the link under the "Media" button on the
MediConnect website.
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On a Lighter Note . . . 
"Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their
shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you
have their shoes."
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"Do's" and
"Don'ts" for Getting Authorizations Accepted |
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Authorization
forms rejected by the healthcare provider can cause delays in
retrieving medical records. Check the most common "do's" and
"don'ts" to get yours accepted the first
time.
 Check Applicant's Signature and
Date. Authorizations are often only valid
for 60 - 90 days from the date of signature. Check Disclosures. Indicate that HIV,
drugs or psychiatric conditions can be disclosed regardless of the
patient's condition.
Check Legibility. Make sure there is no hard-to-read handwriting,
smears, smudges, etc.
Identify MediConnect as Your Agent.
Provide our full name, address and phone
number.
Provide Proper Supporting
Documents. Always
include a death certificate and an executor of estate document if
the patient is deceased or a letter of testamentary or power of
attorney document if the patient is incapacitated.
DON'T Submit Incomplete Forms. Providers
will not release records to MediConnect if the form has blank
sections.
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Visit Us in Person at Upcoming Events
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DRI
Annual Meeting, October 22-26, Sheraton New Orleans, New
Orleans, LA, Booth 210 www.dri.org
Mass
Torts Made Perfect, October
23-24, The Bellagio, Las Vegas, NV, Booth 17, www.masstortsmadeperfect.com
Texas Trial Lawyers Annual Conference,
December 13-14, Hyatt Regency,
Austin, TX, www.ttla.com
What conferences
and tradeshows do you attend? Let us know HERE.
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MediConnect Gives Back
 Patients or healthcare facilities
that lost paper medical records in hurricanes Ike, Gustav, or
tropical storm Fay may recover records through
MediConnect Global. Any records previously obtained by
MediConnect but that are no longer available from the provider
and have been scanned into a digital file will
be available free of charge with proper
authorization.
Read the Press Release HERE.
Visit http://www.mediconnect.net/ike.asp to recover records.
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Analyzing Medical Records for
Litigation
 Med Legal Consulting Source is an integrated
partner of MediConnect Global. Their services can be ordered
directly through RapidRetrieve. More About Med Legal
Consulting SourceMed Legal Consulting Source is a national leader in analyzing
medical records for litigation. Med Legal was founded in 2000 by CEO
and RN, Nancy Fraser, who saw a need in the legal profession and
insurance claim industry for an alternative method in approaching
medical records and bills that would reinforce their cases.
Med Legal knows that preparing or defending a
medically-related case requires specialized skills. Voluminous
documents and complex issues must be examined and interpreted from
both a medical and a legal perspective. Key issues must be
identified, evaluated and summarized to properly prepare and
strategize. The task requires a keen eye for detail and an ability
to grasp the big picture.
 Med Legal's certified legally trained nurses
have those keen eyes and are specialized experts in this task. By
using a tripled tiered patented process of
reviews, clients are assured of high quality, accurate reports
every time.
Using Med Legal frees up paralegals, and attorneys
to do what they do best - focus on strategy and litigation. Med
Legal reports remove the redundancy within a law practice and claims
office, making clients far more efficient - adding
to their bottom line.
When Med Legal's review is
completed clients receive organized records, analysis of
the data and customized files tailored to their specific needs
that include clear, concise and easy to read summaries, charts,
tables, and chronologies.
After you have retrieved records from
MediConnect Global, be sure to have a set of those records
automatically sent to Med Legal Consulting Source. Med Legal
will call you to discuss the case and your needs and provide an
upfront budget so you know what to expect.
Call or email Med Legal in advance and
they will be happy to send you samples of your requested
report.
info@medlegal-la.com
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It's Getting Better All the Time |
No doubt you have
probably received email notifications from MediConnect informing you
about the status of your record requests. To better serve you, these
emails will receive a new face-lift that will include a new layout,
new design and new text. The new notifications will be more clear,
concise and easier to follow.
To view a sample of
what the new notifications will look like, click here.
In the near future,
more features and choices will be added to customize notifications
to fit your needs. We will keep you informed!
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Inspirational Quote of the Day
"Twenty years from
now you will be more disappointed by the things you
didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines.
Sail away from the harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover."
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FREE $25 Gift Card
Simply refer a friend. Once
they sign up for a new account and request 25 records,
you'll receive a gift card worth $25 to shop online at
www.giftcards.gifts.com.
Shop online at The Gap,
Barnes & Noble, Starbucks Coffee, The Cheesecake Factory
and hundreds more top retailers!Submit your referrals
here.
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How do You Feel About
MediConnect's Electronic Invoicing?
Recently your firm's billing was changed from
paper-based invoices to electronic invoices emailed
to your firm's billing contact weekly. This new
system was designed to make billing less cumbersome
and more convenient. Your feedback will help us
continually improve. If you have any thoughts to share, please
"Talk Back."
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MediConnect Global Newsletter for the Legal
Community, October 2008
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