Why Use a Medical Billing Expert Witness

Both plaintiff and defendant attorneys need experts when it comes to the intricacies of medical billing and pricing.

Law firms often need to contract with reliable experts when handling cases involving past, present, and future medical expenses for several reasons:

1. Expert Testimony: Experts can provide testimony regarding medical conditions, treatments, and future care needs. Their opinions can be crucial in establishing the severity of injuries and the necessary ongoing medical care.
   
2. Valuation of Damages: Experts can help in calculating the cost of future medical expenses, loss of earning capacity, and other economic damages, ensuring that settlements or court awards are fair and comprehensive.
   
3. Credibility: Having a recognized expert can add credibility to a case, as their impartial opinions are often viewed as more authoritative by judges and juries.
   
4. Complexity of Medical Issues: Medical cases can involve complex issues that require specialized knowledge to understand and explain effectively.
   
5. Documentation and Evidence: Experts can assist in gathering and interpreting medical records, preparing reports, and organizing evidence in a way that is persuasive and understandable.
   

By working with a skilled expert, law firms can strengthen their cases, providing better representation for their clients. As a Certified Professional Coder with over 20 years experience in billing and coding and almost 10 years experience as a medical billing expert witness I will compare documentation to the billings and give fair value recommendations as well as easy to understand explanations why those figures are correct to your specific case.
Contact me today.