CLNC
Medical chronologyRecord summaryStandard of care review
+1 more
Med-surg
$135/hr
Testifies
Plaintiff & Defense
Unsafe discharge case review: hospitals, emergency departments and nursing homes
A patient sent home too soon, without clear instructions or without the services they need can deteriorate within hours or days. A nurse reviews whether the patient met discharge criteria, what they and their family were taught, whether medications and follow-up were arranged, and what was handed off to the next caregiver.
Start with a merit screen
A med-surg nurse's read on whether the nursing care raises real concerns
$850–2,400
Estimate · usually 5–7 business days
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What the nurse reviewer examines
- Vital signs, pain and function on the day of discharge
- Discharge criteria and the discharge order
- Teaching and teach-back documentation
- Medication reconciliation and prescriptions
- Follow-up appointments, home health or equipment arranged
- Hand-off to a nursing home or another facility
- Return precautions given, and what happened after
Records to request
A starting checklist; the reviewer will flag what's missing once they have the chart.
- Discharge summary and instructions
- Nursing notes and vital signs from the last 24 hours
- Case management and social work notes
- Medication reconciliation
- Transfer forms to another facility
- Records from the readmission or return visit
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How these cases usually progress
- 1 Case merit screeningFrom $850 · 5–7 business days Request →
- 2 Medical chronologyFrom $1,000 · 5–10 business days Request →
- 3 Standard of care reviewFrom $1,250 · 2–3 weeks Request →
- 4 Nurse expert witnessFrom $1,450 · Report in 2–4 weeks; testimony by agreement Request →
Questions attorneys ask
Who decides a patient is ready to go home?
The physician orders the discharge, but nurses assess readiness, teach the patient and family, and are expected to raise concerns. A review looks at both.
Why do the readmission records matter?
They show the patient's condition shortly after discharge, which helps show what was present, and missed, when they left.
Nurses who review these cases
LNCC
Medical chronologyMerit screeningStandard of care review
Long-term care / SNFMed-surg
$135/hr
Plaintiff & Defense
CLNC
Medical chronologyRecord summaryStandard of care review
+1 more
PediatricsMed-surgNICU
$150/hr
Testifies
Plaintiff
CLNC
Medical chronologyRecord summaryStandard of care review
+1 more
Orthopedics / rehabPerioperative / ORMed-surg
$125/hr
Testifies
Defense
Medical chronologyMerit screeningStandard of care review
ICU / Critical careNICUMed-surg
$150/hr
Plaintiff & Defense
Medical chronologyMerit screeningStandard of care review
Med-surg
$135/hr
Plaintiff & Defense
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