Medical and Exposure Review

Description and Importance

Assesses health impacts and tort linkage (e.g., causation in pharma cases). Critical for fair allocation; experts ensure medical validity. 

Step-by-Step Process

Record Retrieval: Subpoena or request full histories from providers (e.g., via Health Information Exchanges). Organize chronologically. 

Initial Triage: AI summarizes records (e.g., extract diagnoses like "mesothelioma from asbestos"). 

Expert Review: Nurses/doctors score severity (e.g., Tier 1: death; Tier 3: mild). Verify exposure (e.g., product batch numbers). 

Causation Analysis: Link injury to tort (e.g., statistical models for probability). 

Reporting and QA: Generate summaries; re-review 10% for consistency. 

Integration: Feed scores to allocation. 



Best practices: Use blinded reviews; comply with HIPAA; outsource to certified medical firms.