What is the process of obtaining a chart review?
To start a review request, please fill out our Review Request form with the requested information. It can be found in our contact us section. One of our providers will reach out to you.
What things does a chart review include?
At start , our physicians will reach out to you about your experience and your concerns in the care. We will then review your records provided. If there are specific question or concerns that you would like to focus on, we are happy to address them, but we also do a general review of all aspects of the care to ensure quality and industry standards were applied. We will then discuss our findings with you in an oral summary. After discussion, if you would like to request a written report, we are happy to do so.
Do you provide written reports?
Yes, after discussion with you about our findings, we are happy to summarize our findings and opinions in a written report.
What are the reports used for?
Written reports are used as you see fit. Some families use reports to decide whether to pursue civil action. They can be shared with legal counsel to help in your decisions about further action. Others wish to keep others from having similar tragedy and plan to submit reports to state medical boards or hospital administrators. This gives their tragedy a voice. We do, however, ask that you refrain from posting report documents on social media outlets for copyright purposes.
What prompted you to create Texas Medical Review?
Ethical healthcare has a long tradition in our country but was not always the case. Our work on the front lines demonstrates biases and profiteering in the medical industry. Corporatization has become the dominant entity in the medical system and prioritizes profit over ethics. We've seen this firsthand. Its our duty to fight for the moral traditions of the industry. Our goal's to oppose healthcare malfeasance, keep physician standards high, and uphold the traditional principles of 'patient first' care.
I'm an attorney. How does Texas Medical Review help me?
Case selection can be expensive and time consuming. Most cases aren't valid and gains are low. Send clients first to Texas Medical Review before investing time and effort in a case. This ensures your cases have at least passed an initial vetting by a practicing physician.
Do you do traditional expert witness work?
Yes, we have. However, despite thousands of malpractice cases in the US every year, 'profits-over-patients' has still become dominate in the industry. To fix this trend, something different is needed. Historically, public awareness has been key to fixing systemic wrongdoing in the medical industry. Issues like poor training requirements and patient dumping have needed public awareness before the industry responded. Texas Medical Review's goal is to help with public awareness by giving normal citizens open access to what their hospital/physicians are doing. Access that is not being influenced by corporate overseers. We hope this empowerment discourages wrongdoing even in communities which are not litigious.
What if you don't find anything in the records
Not all aspects of a patient's care is reflected in the documentation. Unfortunately, verbal encounters or non-documented incidents cannot be commented on. If this is your concern, we encourage you to reach out to hospital/clinic administrators or regulatory authorities for those issues.
For many, however, the discovery that treatment was up to industry standards can provide consolation and helps with the emotional healing process.
Do you work with legal professionals?
After generating a report, if a family does decide to seek legal counsel and grants permission, we are happy to speak with that counsel about our report findings.
How much does a chart review cost?
We are happy to discuss our charges. We charge per 1000 pages reviewed and for time in oral discussion. If a written report is requested, additional fees will apply. You'll find our cost on par with a typical physician's rate. For additional information please contact us.
Are you practicing physicians?
Our physicians actively practice on the front lines of healthcare. Their experience includes large referral centers, community hospitals, and remote underserved areas. Our founder has board certifications in internal medicine, critical care medicine, and pulmonary diseases.
Can’t RN legal services do these things already?
We respect the skill-set of nurses. However, our experience shows it rare for RNs to have sufficient grasps of medical literature, assessments, treatments, and medical decision-making necessary to be the most effective consultant when compared to experienced physicians.
What do you use to determine standards of care?
We are actively practicing. Both industry guidelines and first-hand experience provide real world perspective about industry practices. Interpretation of medical literature takes training and experience. For example, it is estimated that over 30,000 separate medical journals exist today which create 150,000 articles per month. That's approximately 1.8 million new medical publications per year. It is also generally understood that most studies published are incorrect.
Knowing what constitutes an authoritative source is a significant part of physician training and a large part of what physicians do on a day-to-day basis.