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The Adverse Exams page allows you to view and record the details of independent or adverse medical examinations.

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Note: The Add Exam Details button and Adverse Exam Details table are both associated with an individual row of the Adverse Exams table, and only appear if the subtable for that row is open. For that reason, whether these tables appear in your Adverse Exams page, and where in the Adverse Exams table they appear, will depend on which row, if any, of the Adverse Exams table has it’s subtable open. See Subtables and the Open/Closed Column.

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  1. Add Adverse Exam button. Used to add a new examination to the case file. See Adding an Examination.

  2. Adverse Exams table. Contains the personnel and location details of examinations and allows various actions to be performed on them. See Adverse Exams Table.

  3. Add Exam Details button. Used to add the scheduling and outcome details of a particular examination to the case file. See Adding Examination Details.

  4. Adverse Exam Details table. Contains the scheduling and outcome details of examinations and allows various actions to be performed on them. See Adverse Exam Details Table.

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The Adverse Exams table is where the personnel and location details of examinations are stored. Each row of the table represents an individual examination (or set of examinations, if for some reason the examination requires more than one appointment). See Tables for general information about table structure and usage, including all buttons and other tools in this table that are not mentioned below.

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  1. [column with no title]: A right arrow (>) in this column indicates that additional information is available for the row in which the arrow is located (in this instance, Adverse Exam Details). Clicking on the right arrow opens the Adverse Exam Details subtables for that examination. The right arrow then turns into a down arrow (˅) which, when clicked, closes the subtable.

  2. Plaintiff: The plaintiff being examined.

  3. Examiner: The doctor performing the examination.

  4. Exam Type: The purpose of the examination (generally the benefits being contested).

  5.  Scheduling Agency: The scheduling agency supplying the examiner.

  6. Insurance Company: The insurance company requesting the examination.

  7. Contact: The phone number of the scheduling agency.

  8. Location: The location of the examination.

  9. Expert: Whether the examiner is also acting as an expert.

  10. Will Testify: Whether the examiner is willing to testify.

  11. Held: Whether the examination has occurred.

  12. Docs: The number of documents associated with the examination and a link to the documents in the Documents case page.

  13. Comments: Any comment entered on the Edit Adverse Exam panel.

  14. Actions: Contains an Edit icon and a Delete icon.

Editing an Examination

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  1. Right-click anywhere in the row representing the examination you wish to edit. This will bring up a menu of options.

  2. Alternatively, you can click the Edit icon in the Actions column of the row representing the examination you wish to edit. This will bring up an Add/Edit panel for examinations, with the existing information filled in. Skip to step 3.

  3. Click the Edit option in the menu. This will bring up an Add/Edit panel for examinations, with the existing information filled in.

  4. Fill the fields in with your desired information. See The Add/Edit Examination Panel for details about the fields.

    1. Click Save to save the changes and close the panel.

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o Alternatively, you can click the Delete icon in the Actions column of the row representing the examination you wish to delete. This will bring up a confirmation message (to avoid accidental deletions). Skip to step 3.

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  1. Click the Add Adverse Exam button. This will bring up an Add/Edit panel for examinations, completely blank.

  2. Fill the fields in with your desired information. See The Add/Edit Examination Panelfor details about the fields.

  3.  Click Save to save the examination and close the panel.

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The Add/Edit Examination Panel allows you to fill in the personnel and location details of an examination. See Add/Edit Panels for general information about panel structure and usage. This panel contains the following fields:

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The Adverse Exam Details table is where the scheduling and outcome details of examinations are stored. The Adverse Exam Details table is a subtable of the Adverse Exams table, which means that each row of the Adverse Exams table has an individual Adverse Exam Details table associated with it, which is specific to the examination in that row; open a row of the Adverse Exams table using the open/close icon (right arrow to open, down arrow to close) to reveal the associated Adverse Exam Details table. Each row of the table represents an individual examination appointment. See Tables for general information about table structure and usage, including all buttons and other tools in this table that are not mentioned below.

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o  Alternatively, you can click the Delete icon in the Actions column of the row representing the examination details you wish to delete. This will bring up a confirmation message (to avoid accidental deletions). Skip to step 3.

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