The flagship product
The EM/UC Merit Screen
A fast, fixed-fee read of one emergency
department or urgent care encounter, answering a single question before you spend real money:
does this case have a standard-of-care problem worth pursuing?
| Term | Detail |
|---|
| Fee | $750 flat, prepaid |
| Turnaround | 72 hours from receipt of records and payment |
| Rush option | 48 hours, +25% ($940) |
| Scope | One patient, one ED or urgent care encounter, up to
200 pages of records. Larger sets quoted before starting. |
| Additional visits | $375 each for the same patient, which
covers the bounce-back visit that is often the decisive chart |
| Deliverable | One to two page written merit memo, plus an
optional fifteen minute debrief call |
| Conversion credit | $375, half the screen fee,
credits toward a full record review engaged within 60 days |
What the memo actually contains
- Bottom line. A direct answer, not a hedge. Worth pursuing, not worth
pursuing, or worth pursuing only if specific additional records support it.
- Key findings. Each standard-of-care or documentation problem I can
identify, with the chart reference and an honest read on how strong it is.
- Where the case is weaker. The arguments the other side will make, laid
out plainly. This section is not optional and it is not padding.
- What is missing from the record. The documents that would change the
analysis, including audit trails, prior visits, and outcome records.
- If you proceed. What a full review would need to cover and roughly what
it would take.
How it works
- Conflict check, no charge
Send the party names and the facility. I run the check the same day and confirm before any
case facts are discussed.
- Engagement letter and invoice
One page. Fixed-fee work is prepaid, so there is no retainer and no open-ended meter.
- Secure records upload
You get an encrypted upload link. Records are never sent or received as ordinary mail or
unencrypted attachments.
- Memo in 72 hours
The clock starts when records and payment are both in. If I cannot meet the deadline I will
tell you before I take the file, not after.
What it is not
The screen is non-testifying consulting work product. It is not an affidavit or certificate
of merit, and it is not testimony. Where a matter needs a signed affidavit or a testifying
expert, that is a separate engagement, and in some cases the right answer is that a different
expert should sign. The screen is designed to be the fast, cheap filter that runs before any of
that, so you know whether the file justifies the spend.
Nationwide. Non-testifying record review is not limited by
state licensure, so I take files from counsel in any state. Where a matter later moves toward
affidavit-signing or testimony, that state's expert-qualification rules apply at that stage and
we address it then.