Medical-Legal Report Writing, Editing, and Proofreading

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Our medical-legal team’s specialty is helping medical experts produce reports that are clear, credible, and helpful to the referrer. We have a combined total of nearly 20 years of experience analyzing and proofreading independent medical examinations (IMEs), file reviews, medical-legal reports, clinical reports, insurer examinations, and Workers’ Compensation reports in a variety of disciplines, including:
-addictions
-cardiology
-chiropractic care
-clinical psychology
-dentistry
-functional capacity
-future care
-infectious disease
-neurology
-neuropsychology
-occupational therapy
-ophthalmology
-orthopedics
-otolaryngology
-physiatry
-podiatry
-psychiatry
-rheumatology
-speech-language pathology
 
We offer three tiers of medical-legal report analysis:
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Tier 1: Copy Editing/Proofreading

• analyze report text for completeness, correctness, and consistency in grammar, punctuation, and spelling
• ensure history is in chronological order
• ensure consistency of editorial style (capitalization, hyphenation, etc.) and formatting
• ensure tables, charts, and other visual elements are presented consistently
• check pagination and figure and table numbering for accuracy
• light fact checking and querying glaring inconsistencies

Tier 2: Medical Record Analysis + Copy Editing/Proofreading 
Medical record analysis:

• analyze the claimant’s medical records and crosscheck with report content
• flag missing records and insert into report
• ensure questions in the referrer letter are addressed and clearly answered in the report

Copy editing/proofreading:

• analyze report text for completeness, correctness, and consistency in grammar, punctuation, and spelling
• ensure history is in chronological order
• ensure consistency of editorial style (capitalization, hyphenation, etc.) and formatting
• ensure tables, charts, and other visual elements are presented consistently
• check pagination and figure and table numbering for accuracy
• light fact checking and querying glaring inconsistencies
• make suggestions in the form of marginal comments to clarify meaning and refine tone and language to fit audience

 
Tier 3: Medical Record Analysis + Report Formatting + Copy and Stylistic Editing 
Medical record analysis:

• analyze the claimant’s medical records and crosscheck with report content
• flag missing records and insert into report
• ensure questions in the referrer letter are addressed and clearly answered in the report

Stylistic editing:

• make suggestions in the form of marginal comments to clarify meaning and refine tone and language to fit audience
• reduce or simplify technical/medical jargon
• smooth out awkward phrasing
• edit for wording and phrasing for tone, flow, and level of formality
• tighten text by eliminating unnecessary words

Copy editing and report formatting:

• analyze report text for completeness, correctness, and consistency in grammar, punctuation, and spelling
• ensure history is in chronological order
• ensure consistency of editorial style (capitalization, hyphenation, etc.) and formatting
• ensure tables, charts, and other visual elements are presented consistently
• check pagination and figure and table numbering for accuracy
• light fact checking and querying glaring inconsistencies
• ensure visual hierarchy makes report structure clear
• produce a table of contents
• apply Word styles to headings, subheads, and paragraphs

 
Medical Writing
We also offer medical writing services, including the following:

• Summaries and condensed writeups of case studies
• Copywriting of web and newsletter content for healthcare providers
• Medical-legal report writing assistance:
  • Transforming raw and point-form interview notes and behavioural observations into organized prose
  • Converting nonclinical test results and questionnaire responses into paragraph form
  • Summarizing detailed reviews of client records
  • Weaving together a timeline and narrative using information extracted and condensed from background documents (e.g., intake forms, medical records, interview notes)

We offer customizable, confidential, and secure writing and editing services for medical-legal experts. Contact us at info@maplewoodeditorial.com for more information.