HIPAA Subpoena Process Report

The federal HIPAA statute has made subpoenaing a medical witness time and effort consuming. The statute governs and supersedes court rules, even when a subpoena comes from a court!

You need to know, and take, the proper steps, with the proper paperwork, served with all HIPAA compliant steps, before a medical witness will testify.

HIPAA Subpoena Process Report pulls lots of information together for you: it is a combined legal summary, a checklist, and a forms document. It has two major divisions:

Duces Tecum Demand to Doctor Being Deposed

“Use a checklist Duces Tecum Demand to Doctor being Deposed for building the duces tecum list in your subpoena to the doctor you are deposing. It will give you a better list, faster — Guaranteed”

Get a comprehensive three page single spaced checklist to be sure you are not missing important medical records and information. Plus, get a four page report with tips and tactical advice on using a subpoena to obtain medical records of the doctor being deposed.

Plastic Surgeon Testimony

If you are taking the testimony of a plastic surgeon at a deposition or trial — you need the vital tips and checklist outline of questions of this form.

Seven single spaced pages of tips and additional questions to ask in a deposition or trial, if the medical witness is a plastic surgeon.

Medical Abbreviations

Lawyers' Medical Abbreviations Summary

  • Prevents you sliding into ignoring “just a little abbreviation” and thus prevents nasty surprises.
  • Saves you look-up time in the office.
  • Gives you ammunition: know what a critical abbreviation means, and summarize it in your question in half dozen words.
  • Is made for a lawyer's deposition and trial notebook!

Written Deposition Questions to Medical Records Custodian

Obtain medical records, plus the foundation to put those records into evidence — even if the medical records are stored electronically.

Written depositions of medical records custodians depositions are an efficient way of obtaining medical records, plus the authenticating testimony to put those records into evidence. To do that, you must draft the right written questions. Use a form to be sure you include the questions needed to establish needed elements of authenticity and foundation. Put drafting your questions on auto-pilot.

Written Deposition Questions to Medical Records Custodian gives you:

Plaintiff’s Questions to Medical Bills Custodian

If there is a deposition on written questions to obtain medical records — plaintiff also should use the questions which will get the medical bills and foundation for trial evidence. Use the Plaintiff's Questions to Medical Bills Custodian legal form.

When the defense notices the written deposition of a medical records custodian — plaintiff's counsel has an opportunity to obtain the medical bills plus the authenticating and foundational testimony to put those expenses into evidence at trial. Plaintiffs should always try this inexpensive cross-questions tactic.

Deposition Cross-Exam of Expert Witness

“Depositions of an adverse expert witness are at the core of many cases. My Cross-Exam Adverse Expert Deposition Checklist will save you time and eliminate mistakes.”

ExpertEase™ Get a comprehensive 20 pages of report and checklist question outline for deposing an adverse expert witness. Full of suggested questions, plus extra tips on taking the deposition of an adverse expert witness. One of our most ordered forms!

Expert Witness Opinion Admissibility Checklist

“You need your expert's opinion — in evidence, not ruled out on an objection!

All courts are looking harder at the admissibility of expert opinions. Use our “Expert Opinion Admissibility Checklist© to get your expert's opinion past the tests for admissibility.

The (bulleted) points on which your expert should testify! This law summary and expert opinion admissibility checklist has the compact discussion you need.

Now you can be confident that both you and also your expert witness have thought about the admissibility items (like methodology, and documentary basis) to be asked at deposition or trial.