Don't split your patient's charts! Otherwise, you could find yourself in trouble.

Once in PI litigation, DCs receive vague and broadly-worded records subpoenas seeking all of Patient X’s medical records and billing records going back some number of years.

Sometimes, out of a desire to hide preexisting conditions or justify PI versus cash/insurance billing or simply due to not reading closely, DCs will produce only the PI chart and withhold the patient’s previous records.

That’s a big problem and defense attorneys will notice.

Defense attorneys have an absolute right to get 100% of your patients’ records. If you ONLY give the most recently PI records you are breaking the law.

In summary, while it sometimes seems counterintuitive to show the opposing insurance company your medical and billing records from prior treatment, the detriment is far outweighed by the potential damage to a case and to your reputation when they discover it on their own.

Remember, if you have any questions about a subpoena you receive, do not hesitate to reach out for a quick review.

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A new firm is robo calling to lure DC’s into a website and promises 40 new PI patients a month. You have to pay some $1500 plus another fee for social media ads.

They also promise you exclusivity to specific regions. However, we have evidence that another doctor received the same “exclusivity” across the street from one participating doctor.

Sadly, our contact doctor told us he received 6 Medi-Cal patients plus his social media page was hijacked by this firm.

Tip: If it is too good to be true, it probably is.