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Latest research from one of the top providers of workers' compensation insurance shows a direct link between quick reporting and cost savings --view article
Understanding Your Rights as an Expert Witness
You have the right:
1. To abide by the code of ethics of your profession.
2. To *fair* technical review of your work product.. --view article
An underlying conflict is growing between chiropractic and the law. Trial lawyers, interested in possible multimillion dollar settlements, contribute to the conflict by retaining chiropractic experts to testify in court to what the lawyer needs them to say but that may not necessarily be based on scientific truth. - download article
"One of the most significant elements of Social Security benefits for disabled people is Medicare coverage, for which an individual qualifies after having been found disabled by the Social Security Administration (SSA). The chiropractor who treats the disabled person can be of invaluable assistance to the patient in obtaining this coverage, if his or her skills are up to the task." - download article
"A survey in the 1993 Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin of 529 civil trials found that 86 percent involved expert testimony. This survey highlights the strong role the expert witness plays in the current legal system ... Lawyers are concerned about jurors’ perceptions of expert witnesses because of the critical importance of expert testimony in litigation involving forensic science (application of medical facts to legal issues and proceedings).
This article reviews juror perceptions of expert witnesses, based on jury research conducted before litigation, post-trial juror interviews, and published jury research literature." - download article
"Forensics is the science that deals with the application of medical facts to legal issues and proceedings including workers’ compensation. If forensic examiners have the knowledge, skill, training, or experience within the area in controversy, they may be retained as an expert witness by opposing parties in workers’ compensation (legal) disputes ... The forensic examiner can contribute to procedural processes by using science in the search for facts in workers’ compensation matters." - download article
Measurement of spinal range of motion(ROM) along with strength, endurance, coordination, and sensation are amoung the essential determinants of musculoskeletal function. These measurements are important to the chiropractic physician concentrating in the fields of impairment rating, disability evaluation and independant medical examinations (forensic examiner) - download article
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