FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions - Expert Medical Consultants, Inc. (EMC)
- 1. What is the primary mission of Expert Medical Consultants, Inc. (EMC)?
- 2. Are the activities of Expert Medical Consultants, Inc. controlled by plaintiff organizations?
- 3. Are the activities of Expert Medical Consultants, Inc. controlled by defense organizations?
- 4. What role do the national medical specialty organizations have in the activities of Expert Medical Consultants, Inc?
- 5. How is bias against a plaintiff or defendant expert witness prevented in the EMC testimony review process?
- 6. Does the clinical practice of an expert witness factor into the review of his prior expert testimony?
- 7. Does the testimony review process of EMC establish the national standards of care for each specialty?
- 8. What types of EMC membership are available?
- 9. What are the requirements to become a Fellow of Expert Medical Consultants involved in active medico-legal case review?
- 10. What control does the Board of Governors have over the operation of EMC?
- 11. How does EMC finance its business activities?
- 12. What happens when an expert medical witness is found, after testimony review, to have given erroneous expert testimony?
- 13. How are EMC and its member physicians protected from litigation for is review activities?
- 14. If my medical group limits my participation as an active expert medical witness, is EMC membership still available to me?
- 15. What are the benefits of joining EMC immediately even though I’m not active as an expert medical witness?
- 16. I am an active expert medical witness. What effect will EMC have on the environment for expert medical witnesses?
- 17. How can membership in EMC reduce medical malpractice claims against physicians?
- 18. What control is exerted by plaintiff or defense organizations on the research and educational activities of EMC?
- 19. Can EMC experts review testimony in an active malpractice case where erroneous testimony is suspected?
- 20. How does EMC avoid “creating” standards of care for a national medical specialty as a result of its review processes?
- 21. Can two experts come to different conclusions and both still be testifying properly for their medical specialty?
- 22. How do the EMC expert testimony review procedures compare with the “Medical Court” model of selecting experts?