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Camdan Consulting, LLC

For All of Your Litigation Support Needs!

PRACTICE AREAS

OUR SERVICES:

Life Care Planning

A life care plan is a consistent process for analyzing the future needs of individuals affected by a catastrophic injury or chronic illness. It is valuable in providing an estimate of costs associated with the individual's resultant disability and life-long rehabilitation needs.

A life care plan follows a strict methodology set forth by industry standards, which includes a thorough review of the medical records, an interview with the client and/or family, performance of a home safety assessment, consulting with treating providers and experts in the case, and providing evidence-based research and sources of treatment recommendations.

Life care plans are exceptionally valuable in the following cases:

spinal cord injuries
traumatic brain injuries
birth injuries
amputations
end stage renal failure
developmental or psychiatric disabilities

IME/DME Attendance

An independent medical exam, IME, can also be referred to as a DME. This physician exam can have a significant impact on your client's case.

Having a nurse attend the exam and provide a detailed observation report helps to ensure an unbiased and honest examination. Our client's have expressed their gratitude for our presence; for providing that advocacy and support many do not get with this often unsettling experience.

Our observation report is useful to identify any potential discrepancies between the actual exam and what transpired during the exam process versus what the physician documented in his/her IME report.

Legal Nurse Consulting

In today's healthcare setting, the services that a legal nurse consultant can offer are critical in the entire litigation process, from medical record organization and summarization to the completion of detailed medical record chronologies and timelines!

Developing a clear, concise, and accurate medical record chronology can be quite challenging. This is one of our specialty services that we just love to do. Rely on us to produce a comprehensive review of the medical records in an accessible chronology with hyperlinks to the actual documents.

Legal nurse consultants help

attorneys and other legal professionals to understand and analyze complex medical data encountered in medical-related cases.

Some of these valuable services include:

defining standards of care in medical malpractice cases, which is essential in cases related to medication errors, delayed diagnosis, surgical mistakes, to name a few
screening cases for merit
locating and interfacing with expert witnesses
organizing the often mound of medical records associated with medically-related litigation
evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of a case
and more!

Medical Cost Projections

A medical cost projection can be thought of as a "mini" life care plan. It is utilized for non-catastrophic or "self-limiting" types of injuries. These reports will outline the future cost of care for less acute injuries or illnesses.

Cases that are appropriate for a medical cost projection may not have as extensive long-term rehabilitation needs.

Medical cost projections, like life care plans, require physician supported recommendations for future care and can be testified to in a court of law.

Concentrated Cost Estimate

A concentrated cost estimate, a term coined by Camdan Consulting, provides a concise estimate of medical costs related to a specific client need such as a surgery and its immediate rehabilitative needs.

A typical case warranting a concentrated cost estimate would be a client with a shoulder injury requiring surgical repair. We can narrow down costs related to this particular procedure and the typical post-operative protocols.

Since physician support for cost estimates within the report is not usually obtained, these brief reports are only used for mediations and demand packages.

A concentrated cost estimate is for consulting purposes only. It is not suited for deposition or trial testimony.

OUR VISION

I've been humbled and privileged to receive the most amazing compliments from my attorney clients, including the ones that say they are very impressed with my work product and will continue to work with me and refer me to their colleagues. That means the world to me! My vision for Camdan Consulting, LLC is to continue to build upon these well-established and strong business relationships to grow this company into one of the most relevant and prestigious resources for litigation support services in Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas.

- Dana Bissontz, MS, BSN, RN, CLCP

President