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In some states, you are required

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to notify the state medical board

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or other appropriate people,

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and then you'll also, especially as a radiologist, um,

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make sure that who's ever in charge of the, the documents

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or the information or the images doesn't destroy any of

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that material, that it's safeguarded until you can get it

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to, uh, your lawyer.

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Um, the next thing that happens, uh, you know,

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so we, we know that immediately the insurance company is

0:34

going to, uh, appoint an attorney to represent you.

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You may or may not know that person, uh,

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but they're typically the ones you're, you're not having

0:44

to go out on your own and find a lawyer.

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Your insurance company is typically going to say, okay,

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we're appointing this person.

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That person's gonna reach out to you,

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and then you're off and running.

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Um, you will then meet with that attorney, um,

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and it's a pri that's where the privilege starts.

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You are having, you know, open

1:02

and honest conversations with that lawyer

1:04

and moving forward, you're going to be reviewing images

1:09

and reports with that lawyer.

1:10

And this process is in large part, to teach your lawyer

1:15

what the issues are.

1:17

I mean, you're probably gonna have a pretty savvy,

1:18

medically knowledgeable attorney representing you,

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but you also want to, you know, talk about the case

1:25

with specific detail and the issues that you see and,

1:28

and they'll take you through that process.

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But the next thing I'm going to encourage you to do

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is to read your policy.

1:36

You need to understand what your rights

1:39

and obligations are under your specific insurance policy.

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And one of those things is to understand

1:47

what are the policy limits

1:48

and do you have a right to simply say,

1:52

please resolve this case.

1:53

I made a mistake, resolve it.

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Sometimes you don't get to make that decision

1:58

as odd as it seems.

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So understand your rights

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and obli obligations under your insurance policy.

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I.