If you do this, use your expertise to defend falsely accused doctors. Don't help plaintiff's attorneys sue doctors for frivolous or weak charges, no matter how easy the money.
PS: You don't need to go through a company for this, although you can. I've done a small amount of this (defense) work, simply to help attorneys that I've gotten to know, who trusted my opinion enough to give a call to initiate such jobs. It pays very well. I enjoy the chart review part and discussing the case with the attorney that's consulting me. I don't look forward to depositions or court.
I feel like I’ve heard of physicians doing just the case review portion for law firms without the actual testimony part. More like yes/no to the “do they have a case” part, helping attorneys decide if it’s worth taking a case or pursuing it further.
Many cases are settled early on, even before you have to give a deposition. Even less go to trial. So it's the norm that the majority of what expert witness work involves is chart review > depositions > trial, and most will not see you going to trial. But if it went that far, I feel like the right thing is to see it all the way through. Although I suppose it's your right to quit anytime, even before trial, but it seems like that would be kind of dirty to do to the people you're helping defend.
Yeah not common. You’re either in or you’re out for the most part. Birdie is correct in that going to trial is rare. Most of mine the ED docs get dropped or they settle.
Aye thatd be my plan, help with the defense of physicians if able. However, I would not mind going after midlevels who are playing doctor.
It all depends how you answer the questions. Compare this:
Eh a lot of the UM/quality stuff has dried up as well. Or maybe I just suck at finding the gigs. Lol
Explain, please.
Interesting. Thanks. Can I send you a private message? I tried but it says your profile won't accept them.
I'm informed guessing that that person doesn't have enough posts.
Utilization management. Basically like was this admission appropriate, should it of been inpatient or obs status etc. Your info was very interesting, thanks for being specific and posting that!
I'm sure there are ethical ways to do it, and unethical ways to do it, like anything else. I understand the benefits of blinding, but why wouldn't you tell the experts your names or where you work? It seems if I'm doing business with someone, in the form of selling my consulting expertise and opinions, I should be able to know who I'm doing it with.
Would someone who is board certified in Emergency Medicine and Pain Medicine and serves on the Board of Directors of his 45-provider, 150 employee physician group, be of value to people seeking expertise via one of these Expert Networks?
Why would they even talk to you? Do you start with the money offer, and do you tell them you're a doctor? I mean, from the expert end, why would I tell some rando on the phone about proprietary, detailed information about my practice, especially for 45 minutes, when I could be doing something (ostensibly) more efficient with my time?
I wonder if as an expert, we’d need special liability insurance to do this. Let’s say I give you advice, you act on it, your deal goes bust and you’re out a large sum of money. Do you sue and claim the expert is liable due what you now claim was “bad advice”?
Can't they tell just by talking to you, though, that you are a doctor?
Those are good answers. But lawyers are a lot better at arguing than you, probably won’t leave it with those questions and will still twist it in closing arguments making you sound like you have an agenda and shouldn’t be trusted. Which is neither here nor there if you’ve been paid, but can negatively affect being hired for subsequent cases.
It doesn’t matter what the plaintiffs attorney thinks. It matters what the jury thinks. Your job it to persuade them, no one else. As far as being negatively affected for further cases, I personally, couldn’t care less if I ever get called again. I only do this work for specific attorneys as a favor. I don't need the money. I don't need the ego trip, of thinking I'm standing in judgement of my fellow physicians. If none asks ever again, that’s fine by me. That means more time to enjoy life.
Makes sense.
