WHAT CAN I DO TO ASSURE RECEIPT OF A COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL LEGAL EXAMINATION OR INDEPENDENT MEDICAL EVALUATION – IME?
KNOW YOUR MEDICAL FILE! Obtain appropriate medical records – especially a police report of the legal incident if pertinent and ambulance and emergency room records! Although it is not always possible, every attempt should be made to obtain all pertinent medical records and legal files prior to the IME. The most important medical legal consultant records to include, besides the mdical diagnostic testing, are any physician examination notes, physical therapy examination notes, and the initial medical treatment records. It is also helpful to know what the medical legal claimants chief complaints and physical assessment were at the time of the accident. This is especially important when the critical IME issues of causality are being raised. Independent Medical Evaluations IME, Inc. asks that you provide a cover letter with specific medical & legal questions you want addressed and share any pertinent information or concerns with our medical legal nurse consultants. Feel free to call the Ind
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