Causation & Merit Review
The Causation & Merit Review is the decision tool CauseMD was built to deliver: a defined-scope, fixed-price, physician-signed assessment of whether the medicine supports the claim. You commission it early — before retaining a testifying expert — to learn what a specialty-matched physician thinks the records actually show.
What Causation & Merit Review Delivers
Most firms sell access to an expert who will eventually opine. CauseMD sells the opinion itself, as a product. A specialty-matched physician reviews the materials against the clinical record and renders a clear, written judgment on causation, standard of care, and the strength of the merits — scoped and priced before the work begins.
The result is a pre-engagement screen you can act on: pursue the matter with confidence, renegotiate, or decline before sinking cost into a full expert workup. When a matter advances, the same physician can extend the work into a formal report, an examination, or testimony.
What's included
- Defined scope and fixed price agreed before work begins
- Physician-signed opinion on causation, standard of care, and merit
- Delivered before you commit to a full expert engagement
- Extends cleanly into report, examination, or testimony if the matter advances
Availability: Our physicians can review records and schedule exams on any required timeframe. Turnaround is quoted and committed for your specific matter.
Pair it with the right specialist
Every engagement is matched to a specialty-matched, practicing specialist in the relevant field. Explore our specialty-matched physicians or simply tell us about your case and we’ll identify the right expert.
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Conflict-Cleared, PHI-Safe Intake
No protected health information is collected on the public form. Records are shared only after the conflict check clears, through a secure, HIPAA-aware channel.
Request a Causation & Merit Review
Scope and price are agreed before any work begins. Tell us the matter type, jurisdiction, and timeline — no records until conflicts clear.