Medico legal is something that involves both medical and legal aspects, mainly: Medical jurisprudence, a branch of medicine. Medical-law, a branch of law. Medico legal can be defined as a case of injury or ailment, etc., in which investigations by the law-enforcing agencies are essential to fix the responsibility regarding the causation of the injury or ailment. In simple language it is a medical case with legal implications for the attending doctor where the attending doctor, after eliciting history and examining the patient, thinks that some investigation by law enforcement agencies is essential . Or a legal case requiring medical expertise when brought by the police for examination.
A medico legal case is where a person is injured or harmed in any way and needs medical attention for it. Injury cases which suggest some criminal offense. Vehicular accidents (includes railways and other modes of transport), suspected homicide/murder, work place injuries, exposure, burn injuries, poisoning, sexual abuse/assault and criminal abortion are classified as medico legal cases. Patient who is unconscious due to unknown reasons, brought dead or die shortly after admission without proper medical documents to indicate cause of death also come under its purview. Hospital deaths where the patient dies suddenly due to administration of medication or a fall within the hospital, when he is in the intensive care unit or during surgery can also be classified under medico legal cases. A medical autopsy has to be ordered under all the above circumstances.
The medico-legal service reviews claimants and provides independent medical evaluations, medical reports and medico-legal assessments to insurance companies and legal practitioners. Our medico-legal services include the provision of written specialist opinions where a detailed review of medical files (but no claimant assessment or physical examination) is required.
Our role: In medico-legal cases is to clinically validate the investigations of patient records. These investigations reveal the circumstances and fix responsibility on the ailment or said injury according to the law. The circumstances can be child abuse, domestic violence, road accidents, industrial accidents, manipulation of evidence, electrical injuries, chemical injuries burns and scalds, sexual offenses, criminal abortions, custodial deaths, drug overdose, etc.
Case screening
Provide estimate and share the clarification (if needed)
Medical records screening
Medical records review
Identification of missing medical records
Find the strengths and weaknesses of the case
Two levels of quality checks
Provide value addition services (if needed)
Time and cost savings
ISO Certified Medico-legal Services
Data confidentiality
Easily approachable
Well experienced medical experts
Customized templates as clients needs
Advantages of Medico-legal services offered by HealthGloss: Our team wills breakdown the complex notes of doctors, paramedics and medico-legal officials in a simplified manner through an enhanced process which was executed by an expert team.
We prepare documents in a way that no information is left behind and try to comprehend the detailed report into short synopsis which will be easier. Moreover, our will team will become an incredible part of your organization to complete the project without any hindrance. We deliver time-efficient solutions that will certainly come with the best quality.
Multi-shore capabilities let us work for the clients without any delay and it’s always been easier for adapting to a newer time zone. The projects will be completed overnight in case of emergency. We’ll be moving it to a higher priority.
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