Medical Legal
Medical Legal Assessments
Our Med-Legal assessments are used by lawyers, legal assistants, and law clerks.
We provide assessment services for both defense and plaintiff law firms as well as in-house legal representatives for insurers.
At A.R.S., we pride ourselves on offering customers a trouble-free approach to securing appropriate examiners and to having medical-legal examinations and reports completed in a timely fashion.
A.R.S. has a national roster of medical and paramedical experts across all disciplines for your medical legal assessment needs.
Evaluators
A.R.S. is uniquely positioned to facilitate expert medical-legal services that feature:
- Nationwide evaluators with extensive experience in medical-legal reporting within their respective scopes of expertise;
- Highly qualified evaluators in a full range of medical and para-medical disciplines nationwide;
- Evaluators who understand the importance of being available for testimony, should the need arise
- Evaluators who will make themselves available for pre and post assessment phone consultations with the referral source upon request.
Common Medical Legal Assessment Requests
Future Cost of Care & Life Care Planning
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Future Cost of Care & Life Care Planning investigations provide expert opinion by a qualified Life Care Planner on future needs, hurdles, and associated costs related to the subject injury/impairment.
Through a comprehensive review of the medical records, and analysis of all data relating to injury/impairment, as well as rehabilitation and management guidelines, the report will offer a concise plan, including costs, for current and future needs.
The expert can provide a detailed opinion about an evaluee’s current and future medical, assistive, and therapy needs, including associate costs.
Future Cost of Care & Life Care Planning considerations may include the following:
- Therapy Needs
- Medication Needs
- Home Modification Needs
- Attendant Care Needs
- Education or Training Needs
- And More
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This assessment is available at locations across Canada.
Physiatry Evaluations
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Physiatry Assessments provide expert opinion by a medical specialist in the realm of physical medicine and rehabilitation.
The assessment will entail a full review of the provided medical file, a thorough history, and a clinical examination (physical). The resulting final report will outline key findings and expert opinions/determinations related to the issues in question.
Physiatry evaluations are predominantly desired when evaluating musculoskeletal injuries, soft tissue injuries, physical function, and associated rehabilitation proposals. The expert can provide a detailed opinion about an evaluee’s physical and functional status.
Physiatry Evaluations may involve testing of the following nature:
- Ranges of Motion
- Manual Muscle Testing
- Posture Analysis
- Gait Analysis
- Neurological Screens
- Functional Testing
- Special Tests per Body Region of Interest to Rule in or Rule out Specific Conditions
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This assessment is available at locations across Canada.
Orthopaedic Evaluations
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Orthopaedic Assessments provide expert opinion by a medical specialist in the realm of orthopaedic surgery.
The assessment will entail a full review of the provided medical file, a thorough history, and a clinical examination (physical). The resulting final report will outline key findings and expert opinions/determinations related to the issues in question.
Orthopaedic evaluations are predominantly desired when evaluating musculoskeletal injuries, soft tissue injuries, muscle/ligament tears, fractures, dislocations, joint injuries, physical function, and associated rehabilitation proposals. The expert can provide a detailed opinion about an evaluee’s physical and functional status.
Orthopaedic Evaluations may involve testing of the following nature:
- Ranges of Motion
- Manual Muscle Testing
- Posture Analysis
- Gait Analysis
- Neurological Screens
- Functional Testing
- Special Tests per Body Region of Interest to Rule in or Rule out Specific Conditions
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This assessment is available at locations across Canada.
Neurology Evaluations
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Neurological Assessments provide expert opinion by a medical specialist in the realm of neurology.
The assessment will entail a full review of the provided medical file, a thorough history, and a clinical examination (physical). The resulting final report will outline key findings and expert opinions/determinations related to the issues in question.
Neurology evaluations are predominantly desired when evaluating the central nervous system (brain, cranial nerves, spinal cord, spinal nerves) or the peripheral nervous system. Neurological function pertaining to brain injury, radiation of symptoms, loss of motor function or sensory function, balance, and headaches are just some of the primary issues examined by a neurologist. The expert can provide a detailed opinion about an evaluee’s neurological status.
Neurology Evaluations may involve testing of the following nature:
- Ranges of Motion
- Manual Muscle Testing
- Posture Analysis
- Gait Analysis
- Spinal Nerve and Cranial Nerve Testing
- Functional Testing
- Special Tests per Body Region of Interest to Rule in or Rule out Specific Conditions
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This assessment is available at locations across Canada.
Neuropsychology Assessments
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Neuropsychological Assessments provide expert opinion by a neuropsychologist who specializes in the relationship between brain function and behavior. Our customers typically require either a Neuro-cognitive Evaluation (geared towards determining cognitive function) or a Neuro–cognitive–psychological combo (geared towards both cognitive and mental health status).
The assessment will entail a full review of the provided medical file, a thorough history, and a clinical examination (semi-structured and structured interview components, applicable testing, and observation). The resulting final report will outline key findings and expert opinions/determinations related to the issues in question.
Neuropsychology evaluations are predominantly desired when evaluating cognitive issues, concussions, and problems with thinking or memory (these all fall under a Neuro-cognitive evaluation). With the neuro–cognitive–psychological combo evaluation, two separate examinations are performed, one to address cognitive conditions and the other to address mental health conditions. The expert can provide a detailed opinion about an evaluee’s cognitive, mental health, and related functional status.
Neuropsychological Evaluations (neuro-cognitive) may involve testing of the following nature:
- Standardized Cognitive Testing
- Executive Decision-Making Analysis
- Concentration and Memory Testing
- Standardized Intelligence Testing
- Problem-Solving Analysis
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This assessment is available at locations across Canada. These assessments are usually several hours in duration.
Psychology Evaluations
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Psychological Assessments provide expert opinion by a psychologist who specializes in the realm of mental health.
The assessment will entail a full review of the provided medical file, a thorough history, and a clinical examination (semi-structured and structured interview components, applicable testing, and observation). The resulting final report will outline key findings and expert opinions/determinations related to the issues in question.
Psychology evaluations are predominantly desired when evaluating mental health conditions such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and adjustment disorders. The expert can provide a detailed opinion about an evaluee’s mental health and related functional status.
Psychological Evaluations may involve testing of the following nature:
- Standardized Mood Testing
- Standardized Depression Testing
- Standardized Emotional Screens
- Structured and Semi-Structured Approaches
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This assessment is available at locations across Canada. These assessments are usually several hours in duration.
Psychiatric Evaluations
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Psychiatric Assessments provide expert opinion by a medical specialist in the realm of psychiatry, a field of medicine focusing on mental health.
The assessment will entail a full review of the provided medical file, a thorough history, and a clinical examination (semi-structured and structured interview components, applicable testing, and observation). The resulting final report will outline key findings and expert opinions/determinations related to the issues in question.
Psychiatry evaluations are predominantly desired when evaluating mental health conditions such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, personality disorders, adjustment disorders, and related medication concerns. The expert can provide a detailed opinion about an evaluee’s mental health and related functional status.
Psychiatric Evaluations may involve testing of the following nature:
- Standardized Mood Testing / Screens
- Standardized Depression Testing / Screens
- Standardized Emotional Screens
- Structured and Semi-Structured Approaches
- Personality Disorder Testing / Screens
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This assessment is available at locations across Canada.
Vocational Evaluations
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Vocational Assessments provide expert analysis of an evaluee’s vocational status, skills, expertise, education, and preferences. These assessments are conducted by qualified vocational evaluators.
The assessment will entail a full review of the provided medical file, including functional data, limitations or restrictions, skills, experience, and education. It will comprehensively analyze the evaluee’s work-related skills, experience, and training to determine the types of work that would be suitable for the evaluee.
The resulting final report will outline key findings and expert opinions/determinations related to the issues in question.
Vocational Assessments are predominantly desired in conjunction with Transferrable Skills Analyses to best determine the types of jobs an evaluee may successfully acquire and complete for safe workforce re-entry. The expert can provide a detailed opinion about job classifications and types that suit the evaluator’s capabilities.
Vocational Evaluations may involve Analysis of:
- Job Descriptions / Classifications
- Demands of Jobs per Classification
- Aptitude
- Skills and Experience
- Intelligence / Achievement
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This assessment is available at locations across Canada.
Independent Medical Evaluation (IME)
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We provide objective, evidence-based evaluation services across Canada, and within all medical areas of specialization. The Independent Medical Evaluation (IME) focuses on determining the cause, nature, and extent of injuries or impairment via a third-party assessment of the evaluee’s medical status. Depending on the complexity of the case, we can also arrange multi-discipline evaluations with a consensus report to bring all opinions together into one executive summary.
Conflicts of interest are screened to ensure no prior doctor-patient relationship before engaging in a comprehensive document review, history, and clinical examination of the evaluee. Findings and outcomes are independent of referral source.
Independent Medical Evaluations will result in a report that outlines relevant and necessary domains of focus, which may include:
- History
- Functional Inquiries
- Causation Analysis
- Prognosis, Diagnosis, and Timeline for Recovery
- Recommendations for Additional Investigations
- Rehabilitation Recommendations
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These assessments are available at locations across Canada.
Electronic Document Management
A.R.S. utilizes state-of-the-art software to safely and securely transfer documents electronically. Our process is PIPEDA and HIPAA compliant, providing tracking and confidentiality where email cannot.
A.R.S. distributes reports directly to the customer in a secure manner without the need for couriers.
Canadian Lawyer Reader’s Choice Awards
Best Medico-Legal Expert Witness Provider 2021, 2022, and 2023
