I was invovled in a car accident July 13th and This elderly lady hit me, she t-boned me. So of course i got to calling her insurance place and they were "investigating" so they called me back; by the way, its going to cost me 1500 to fix my car. so they only want to offer me 1200, but i hurt my back in the accident and i have medical records to prove it. The cops also put her at fault, but she didnt get ticketed AND her insurance is pretty much saying its 20% my fault??? HELP…-Confused

I am a medical record reviewer/medical transcriptionist, and I am wanting to get into reviewing medical records for personal injury cases. Do attorneys hire record reviewers to review records, or do they have a physician’s office review the records? Any info regarding this would be much appreciated.

When a lawyer is requesting medical records for a law suit, am I entitled to receive a reasonable fee for providing copies of such records (I am not in the law suit).
They are using it as evidence for support of damage done by another party. Can anyone site an official laws stating compensation is due?

Car accident? Me and my 4 year old daughter was rear ended in a car accident. The person who hit my was going at least 45mph. I went to my personal doctor about a week later because I felt some tenderness in my neck and back. My daughter did not have any injuries that I can tell. But the question is I did not hire a lawyer and the insurance company want me to sign a release of medical records, can I give them a limited release of only the files involving the car accident? Also should I hire a lawyer? To add the person that hit me has the same insurance company as me.

I had a ruptured ectopic pregnancy in 2001, surgically repaired, and have no problems or issues since then. I also was hospitalized for dehydration two years ago. The recruiter has asked for copies of medical records for their doctors to review. Will these minor and already "fixed" medical issues disqualify me for service?

My mother passed four months ago and I have had the worst trouble obtaining her medical records from one of her primary doctors. I need them to send to the life insurance company, but the doctor is now telling me I must show that I have power of attorney.

My dad is also deceased and my brother and I have too little money to risk hiring a lawyer, in case we don’t get the settlement from the life insurance company after all.

My son was born with a rare genetic disease, which caused his facial structures are under developed . During the pregnancy, my wife followed the entire necessary test.

Now we went back to the medical records and found out that the ultrasonic pictures clearly showed his deformed facial structures. However no any medical doctors told us about this, every time we were told everything is fine? Could we sue the medical doctor for her medical malpractice? Thanks

I was treated by a doctor for 9 months for back and neck injury following an auto accident. I requested my medical records from him so my attorney can start my settlement claim, and was recently told by his old secretary that he never kept records, charts or anything on patients. What can I do to get information from him about my treatment etc., since it is vital to my case.

I injured my back last week; I took a fall and landed hard on my lower back. I’ve been to my doctor twice, and he tells me that there is a possibility that I may have suffered a compression fracture or similar in the area of L4-L5. He said that I could get an X-ray, but all that would do is show the injury, there isn’t anything that they would do about it except let it heal.

My question is this. I am curious as to whether there really is a fracture or not, so I know how long I need to take it easy for. I’m worried that having this confirmed in my medical records may disqualify me from military service, which I am looking at entering after I graduate college. My view is that if there is no record of it, I don’t know if it was really fractured or not. So I wouldn’t have to disclose the injury.

Can a recruiter or someone familiar with the military give me advice? More specifically, I am interested in the Navy’s standards.

I am trying to negotiate a settlement with a risk management company about medical malpractice, the hospital has pretty much admitted wrong doing, we haven’t even seen a bill. I have given the adjuster all the medical records he has asked for but refuse to sign a release of info. He has not been returning my calls and involving an attorney won’t necessarily mean a bigger settlement, what should I do?

I injured my knee 4 years ago in a skiing incident and although it was mostly recovered, I had pain from time to time. Surgery was recommened at the time of the skiing incident but I declined since it seemed to be doing o.k. Now, I’ve been in an auto accident last month and have been told that my knee will only get better with surgery. I haven’t told my personal injury lawyer or the doctor performing the surgery of the previous knee injury. Will the insurance company paying the settlement be able to find out about it? If so, how will they find out? I’ve never authorized the third party insurance company to get my medical records.

I was treated right after the accident for whiplash. It’s in my medical records but then was unable to go to treatment for some time because of other problems but injury got worse now the chiropractor won’t work on me because he says the insurance company won’t usually pay after this time loss. Also the auto insurance company won’t preauthorize treatment and I can’t afford the a visit co-pay required for using my health insurance. I’m on Social Security.

Her Character:
1. 4 kids 4 different dads with new husband (5 men)
2. No job or Education
3. Lives in Housing Projects
Criminal Record:
1. She has been arrested for Child Endangerment
I have all police records/reports and documentation
2. Proof of Contempt of court ( police incident reports)
3. Been investigated by CPS 5 times in 8 years.
4. Documentation of her new husbands 2 DWI’s and 1 possession of marijuana. My son says her husband gets drunk and fights with his mom.
Medical Records:
1. Admitted to Hospital for Dehydration (neglect)
2. Chin laceration(Child not being supervised)
3. Impetigo (skin infection from bad hygiene/neglect)
There are little details left out that reflect back to her negative character. All this versus:
1. Stable Job (Nurse)
2.No criminal Record
3.Married for 6 yrs
3.4bdrm home
4. Good school system
5. My Son(9) says he want to live with me

I’ve never been involved in a rear-end collision. As superficial as the damage appears to be to both vehicles, I sustained a whiplash injury. Of course the at-fault driver’s insurance company doesn’t want to acknowledge the injury and are asking for authorization to obtain medical records.
I’ve never had to see a doctor for anything other than my annual visits to the gynecologist so there are no records with my primary physician on record other than this injury. Do I also need to provide them the release for my gynecology visits? I don’t want to jeopardize my claim for the injury by not doing so. But it seems rather silly that they might need to know how my pap smears have checked out and that I’ve birthed two children.
My injury is the basic cervical strain with an inflamed C7 for which I’m taking anti-inflammatory meds. I can’t sit in the same position very long before I get spasms in my middle back and a stretching burning sensation in my neck and middle back. But they don’t seem to think this is possible and are discouraging me seeking treatment saying they wont pay for anything they do not feel is "warranted."
I realize they must have to deal with a lot of people who cry wolf for monetary gain. But I have to deal with these painful sensations every day.
I live in Illinois and I do not have a clue what I should do to protect myself and make sure I’m able to get the care I need.
I appreciate anyone who may have a little advice for an Average Sally.
Just to be clear, I have been to a doctor twice. Once just after the accident in an urgent care facility and once to a specialist in my primary doc’s office with whom I am continuing to see for follow ups. My question is, I guess, whether they also need a release for my gynecologist visits and how to handle the claim if they do not acknowledge the injury. The adjuster said it would be hard for me to prove the injury was caused by the accident because the damage appears superficial. I should add I was at a complete stop when the guy slid into me due to the icy roads. It seems his bumper went underneath mine.
Yeah, I’m not worried about privacy issues rather I just wasnt sure if they needed my girl doctor records. I don’t care if they have them. I just want to handle things correctly.

I had a auto accident 12 years ago in florida now I am in california can they go back 12 years and find the accident or medical records