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PITTSBURGH LEGAL FIRM SAVES TIME, DECREASES COSTS WITH MEDICONNECT GLOBAL`S RAPIDRETRIEVE
Removes Burden of Medical Record Retrieval from Legal Staff
PITTSBURGH, PA, January 22, 2008 — Goodrich & Goodrich, P.C., a six lawyer personal injury law firm with a large reputation for quality legal expertise, had a costly issue—it was taking an exorbitant amount of time and resources for its in-house staff to obtain medical records for its medical related cases.
The Pittsburgh, Penn. based firm began using RapidRetrieve™ from MediConnect Global, Inc., a patented online medical record retrieval and digitization system, to streamline its resources, save time, and save costs in obtaining the hundreds of medical records needed for its personal injury cases each month. www.mediconnect.net
“The medical records we use on a daily basis would literally take us from two to six months to get from healthcare providers on our own,” said Stephani Machen, paralegal at Goodrich & Goodrich. “It was necessary but tedious work that distracted our staff from their primary responsibilities. MediConnect’s system removes this burden allowing us to receive a steady stream of digitized records, usually coming in only two to four weeks after our order.
“Using RapidRetrieve has greatly reduced our costs, and has made it easier for us to pass the expense to our clients and their respective cases,” said Machen.
Goodrich & Goodrich also utilizes MediConnect’s real-time notes associated with each request to help keep its cases on track and everyone up-to-date on delivery status.
“If an attorney needs an update on the progress of getting a record, we simply view the notes and we know exactly where it is in the process,” said Machen. “MediConnect records are more accurate as well, which makes it easier for us to decipher items for our cases.”
Users of RapidRetrieve only pay for medical records they order. The simple to view invoice turns soft record retrieval costs into billable expenses for legal firms.
“We pass the fees of obtaining medical records on to our clients’ cases,” said Machen. “We would normally have to spend a lot of time cutting hundreds of checks to medical providers. Now we just pay MediConnect once for all of the invoices, and then we associate the itemized bill to the right cases. It makes it a lot easier to code and keep a running tab of all our costs and case expenses.”
RapidRetrieve allows the firm to quickly order, track, retrieve, and view digitized medical records through a secure account on the Internet. RapidRetrieve’s user-friendly interface provides document tracking, gives up-to-the-minute updates on record requests, and ensures fast turnaround of medical records.
RapidRetrieve is available at www.mediconnect.net or www.mediconnect.net/sign_up.asp as a Web-based service for all types of record retrieval with a special focus on medical records for the legal and insurance industries.
About Goodrich & Goodrich, P.C.
With over 88 years of combined experience, the law firm of Goodrich & Goodrich, P.C. has consistently delivered quality expertise to their clients and colleagues. On this solid foundation, they have earned a reputation as experts in cases of product liability, medical malpractice, premises liability, insurance arbitration, contract litigation, auto litigation, civil rights, workers compensation, wills and estates, and bad faith. www.goodlazlaw.com
About MediConnect Global
MediConnect Global Inc. (www.MediConnect.net) is the worldwide leader in innovative medical record retrieval, digitization and management for organizations and individuals. Through its patented record retrieval and delivery processes, MediConnect helps organizations turn inefficient processes into centralized, Web-based workflows that increase project transparency and dramatically reduce time and cost. The company is equally committed to empowering individuals to take control of their own healthcare, which begins with ownership of the information found on their medical records. All MediConnect users benefit from the largest single repository of medical records gathered from throughout the world-more than 6 million strong. All MediConnect products and services feature strong HIPAA standards-based security.
Press Contacts:
Jacob Moon
MedConnect Global Public Relations
801.520.2960
jacob@methodcommunications.com