Medical expert witness firm specializing in healthcare liability and personal injury assessment
IN HEALTHCARE CLAIMS, ANALYSIS BY SPECIALIST EXPERT WITNESSES IS DECISIVE
Criteria Médica provides medical-legal consulting in judicial and extrajudicial proceedings within the healthcare sector. Its target audience comprises insurance companies, reinsurers, specialized brokerages, and underwriting agencies in the healthcare field.
The professionals collaborating with the firm prepare expert reports, feasibility analyses, causation and loss of chance studies, as well as bodily injury assessment reports arising from medical procedures and other areas of healthcare civil liability.
Each assignment is allocated to the corresponding specialist according to the medical discipline involved, ensuring an expert assessment aligned with actual clinical practice and applicable scientific standards.
WHY CRITERIA MÉDICA?
We work to provide a specialized and
technically sound expert assessment in each case.
Independence of medical-legal opinion
We are characterized by the independence afforded by working as fully external expert witnesses for different clients.
Experience in judicial proceedings
We have experience in judicial ratifications, providing clarity and strength to the proceedings.
Complex multidisciplinary claims
We intervene in cases involving multiple medical specialties, providing a comprehensive and coordinated assessment.
Secure case file management
OUR SERVICES
We intervene in different areas of healthcare and civil liability, providing objective expert analyses grounded in clinical practice and scientific evidence.
Medical professional liability
Analysis of potential medical malpractice claims by specialist physicians with clinical experience
Healthcare professional liability
Expert intervention in the work of non-medical healthcare professionals such as dentistry, pharmacy, or psychology, with specialized assessment.
Personal injury assessment
Medical-legal evaluation of injuries and sequelae arising from healthcare procedures, including determination of causal relationship and quantification of bodily injury.
Employer's liability
Medical assessment in workplace accidents, occupational diseases, and work disability within the field of occupational medicine.
Premises liability
Assessment of temporary and permanent injuries from falls and accidents occurring in facilities, public areas, or establishments.
Healthcare mediation
Technical intervention in healthcare mediation processes as a preliminary step to judicial proceedings in accordance with current regulations.
Clinical trials
Specialized expert consulting in clinical research, with an independent, rigorous, and technically sound approach.
HEALTHCARE SPECIALTIES
We intervene in different areas of healthcare and civil liability, providing objective medical-legal analyses grounded in clinical practice and scientific evidence.
METHODOLOGY
Each case is addressed through a defined technical process that ensures a precise, well-founded, and defensible analysis.
Initial review
Review of clinical documentation and case formulation.
Medical assessment
Technical analysis and determination of causal relationship.
Expert report
Issuance of the medical expert report based on the assessment performed.
Ratification and follow-up
Intervention in judicial proceedings or mediation when required by the process.
Direct and continuous communication with our professionals throughout the entire process.
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