Pat Iyer, veteran LNC and former owner of a multimillion-dollar business, shares her expertise on the all-important subject of getting your LNC invoices paid. Collections issues can present difficulties for the beginning LNC entrepreneur. When you’re accustomed to getting a regular paycheck, the idea of asking for money and sending out invoices can feel intimidating. You can overcome this issue by establishing a systematic approach to billing. By doing this, you establish a consistent set of procedures that the client can understand and follow. Pat advises that you always get a retainer prior ..read more

As an LNC, you will probably work with cases where the credentials and granting of privileges for doctors are in question. To be able to assess this, you need to understand the complex processes involved. Dr. Vipul Kella, an emergency medicine and highly experienced physician in a number of areas, unravels this complicated web. During the late twentieth century, doctors whose reputations were tainted by malpractice suits and other violations could move from state to state and set up practices and get credentialed and receive medical and surgical privileges. Now a National Practitioner Data Ban ..read more

A new LNC’s greatest need is to build a client base, and this is a challenge that never goes away. Both behind the scenes, LNCs and expert witnesses don’t know where to begin, and they can feel intimidated by the process of self-promotion. In essence, the challenge is how to say “Hire me; I can help you” without being blatant about it. In this podcast, Pat Iyer shares nine tips for reaching out to potential clients, for experts and non-experts. She has gleaned them from decades of success both as the owner of an LNC business and as a coach to other legal nurse consultants. She explains why it ..read more

Pregnancy, childbirth, and the post-partum period can be full of serious health issues for the mother. For many women, the time of pregnancy and beyond marks their first major interaction with the medical world, and unsuspected problems can emerge. The process of birth can reveal other physical vulnerabilities. This means that OB/GYN nurses need to be highly aware of obstetrical bleeding. Courtney Moorhouse and Sasha Benner are highly experienced OB/GYN nurses, expert witnesses, and LNCs who share with us what to look for during this time. All bleeding during pregnancy should be checked out me ..read more

Legal Nurse Consultants looking for new avenues of work will have the opportunity in this podcast to learn about an in-demand area of work: observing defense medical exams. Silvia Aninye, a veteran of 14-plus years in this field, who has an extensive stable of subcontractors, takes up the issue of bias and an unethical DME among defense examination doctors She emphasizes that these constitute a minority of doctors. However, they can be disruptive to the patient's mental and physical well-being, and, if not prevented, they will introduce their biases into the DME report. Sylvia has noticed that ..read more

For an LNC, working as an observer at a defense medical exam (DME) can provide a lucrative income. It particularly offers the chance to hire other LNCs and run a large-scale business. Silvia Aninye, who has been doing DME work for 4 years, has a large number of subcontractors and a case load in the realm of 100 cases and sometimes more per month. She has become proficient in her acquisition of clients and in this podcast, shares what she’s learned. She advises that you be wary of the big firm that offers 50-100 cases per month. The danger is that you will relax your marketing efforts. You need ..read more

Sometimes, when you’re running a business, it feels like juggling plates. Karen Powell, business and financial advisor, breaks down how you can identify your LNC business strengths and weaknesses to build a sound financial future. She recommends doing quarterly reviews if you are a solopreneur and meetings if you have a staff. This helps to maximize the areas of strength and boost the areas of weakness. It’s also an opportunity to see what functions can be automated. What you don’t do can be as important as what you do. For a business that relies on clients, not customers, repeat business is e ..read more

With in-person legal conferences returning, legal nurse consultants again have access to a valuable resource for connecting with potential attorney clients via an exhibit. Pat Iyer, a veteran conference vendor, shares what she’s learned during her decades of exhibiting at such events. A conference that will have fewer than 100 attendees is usually not worth your while. You also have to determine if the attendees will represent your target audience. In addition, you want to know what kind of material support you will get from the organizers. Good organizers recognize that vendors’ fees help to ..read more

Whether you are an expert witness or you supply expert witness's for legal cases, you want to know how attorneys and LNCs vet potential witnesses. In this podcast, Arlene Klepatsky provides detailed information on this important subject The first thing a researcher investigates is legal issues. Has a practitioner been sued or also brought up on legal charges? Whether or not the issue relates to the expert’s testimony in a case, a jury can be swayed by evidence of wrongdoing. An investigator will also research a witness’s writings. If they publish an article or also a blog in which they express ..read more

What is AI all about? Is it ethical to use? Can it be helpful to LNCs? In this podcast, Pat Iyer, founder and moderator of Legal Nurse Podcast, plays a different role as an interviewee. She takes this opportunity to describe her opinions of AI and how she has learned to use it as a tool. She also makes recommendations to LNCs for using it. AI is undeniably having a serious effect on many areas of employment, and many questions are being raised about its ethicality and in some cases legality. Bestselling authors Stephen King, J. K. Rowling, and others have had their work fed into AI machines wh ..read more