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EXHIBITS. DEFINITION. The word ‘Exhibit’ (legal) refers to an evidence in physical form brought before the court or authorized personnel for verification. Records to be included in the exhibits.
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DEFINITION The word ‘Exhibit’ (legal) refers to an evidence in physical form brought before the court or authorized personnel for verification.
Records to be included in the exhibits The purpose of exhibits is for verification of information given in the demand with the pertinent medical record. The exhibits contain the following: Traffic Crash Report EMS /ambulatory report ER-Physician Record ER-Trauma Record Diagnostic studies Follow-up visits Physical Therapy records Chiropractic records Specialty visits Medical Bills Medical illustrations Wage loss details Medical evaluations stating future treatments required
Administrative Correspondence • Medication List • Phone Call Documentation • Notice of Doctor's Lien • Correspondence • Claim Details • Case Completion Data • Checklists • Patient Registration • Office Policies, HIPAA Notice • Consent • Questionnaire • Neuropsychological Deficit Scale RECORDS NOT TO BE INCLUDED IN THE EXHIBITS Blank Page Flow sheet Trend report Waveform Report Discharge Instructions/Summary Personal Belonging List Physician’s orders Signature Sheet Labs ECG strip Intravenous Therapy Sheet Physician Supplementary Certificate Referral Form Fax Declaration of assets
PREPARATION OF EXHIBITS There should be an initial cover page with the heading in the center “ TABLE OF CONTENTS”. This should be followed by another cover page Exhibit-1. A cover page should be added between exhibits stating the number of the exhibit. The initial exhibit should be the one giving a detailed description of the accident or injury. Eg: The Traffic Collision Report/Police report The following exhibits should be made hospital/provider-wise. All the record from one particular hospital/ medical provider should be an exhibit and records from another hospital /medical provider the next exhibit. Eg: Spartanburg Medical Center =Exhibit-A South Orange Wellness Injury Center = Exhibit – B Medical expenses exhibit: The consolidated bill containing the total medical expenditure for the treatment rendered by the patient should be the first bill. Following this, individual bills of various hospitals to be included.
EXHIBIT ORDER FORMAT FOR THE RESPECTIVE INDEXING COPY OF THE MEDICAL RECORDS