Medical chronologies are appropriate reports for most types of medical legal cases.  Non-medical people aren’t used to flipping through charts to find the pertinent information related to patient allegations.  A medical chronology solves that problem by listing all pertinent information in chronological order.  Additionally, a medical chronology identifies information about each fact such as the provider and type of record.  This can assist the attorney and legal nurse consultant in locating the records later. 

Medical chronologies may summarize important information only or may be a word-for-word transcription of selected entries, such as for treaters scheduled for deposition. Medical chronologies are created in table format. Most chronologies are typed in word processing software such as Word or Word Perfect.  CaseMap, a database specific to the legal field, can also be used for chronologies.