If you represent clients that deal with personal injuries, sometimes it's required to bring in independent orthopedic evaluators. It may be to prove an injury and document the severity. If you're going to be dealing with these evaluations on a consistent basis, remember these tips. 

Make Sure Physician is an Approved Evaluator

It's very important to not just work with any orthopedic physician when trying to gather information about your clients' injuries. That wouldn't do you much good because then these evaluations may not be considered unbiased. As such, make sure you actively look for orthopedic physicians that are approved, evaluators.

They've received the proper licensing and thus know how to conduct these assessments objectively every step of the way. Then you can feel better about the results the evaluator provides you and using it in court if you need to take it to this level for your personal injury clients. 

Schedule an Appointment Early

Once you find an orthopedic physician that is an approved evaluator, make sure you schedule an appointment at the earliest time of convenience. These physicians get very busy, whether it's treating regular patients or clients of other attorneys dealing with personal injury claims.

The earlier you book an appointment, the quicker you can receive important information needed to proceed with your client's personal injury case. Just call into their office and see what openings they have available. That's all you need to do to receive their helpful and unbiased medical feedback.

Gather all Relevant Findings

In order for these independent orthopedic evaluations to be helpful for you and your clients, you need to make sure they include all relevant findings. It may x-rays, orthopedic tests, or objective opinions from the orthopedic evaluator. 

You just need to make sure all of these findings are relevant and included in the evaluator's report. You can then take this information with you as you move forward with your client's personal injury case, ensuring they receive compensation or have an easier time dealing with employers that are dragging their feet on an injury-related case.

Your job as an attorney dealing with personal injury cases is to help clients gather evidence. Sometimes, this has to be done through independent orthopedic evaluations. As long as you do the right things when finding these evaluators and working with them in a strategic way, you'll have better success at proving injuries are real and showing their specifics.