Through our existing national agreements, we’ve uncovered that most of the expense associated with records retrieval in many states is never captured. This pertains to regions in which the claims and legal staff are still gathering the records themselves. It is in these regions that our clients have seen the most significant decrease in costs.
Below is an example of what a paralegal will bill for their time associated with the entire records subpoena request process. There are multiple steps that add up to significant amounts of money. Each task is listed here, including along with the legal fees associated with that task and compared to what ABI would charge:
Average paralegal time billed out at $65.00 per hour.
| Record Ordering & Retrieval | Hours | Cost | ABI |
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| One (1) Subpoena to Prepare | ${{ formatMoney(prepareCost)}} |
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| One (1) Notice of Production to Prepare | ${{ formatMoney(collateCost) }} |
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| One (1) Cover Letter to Facility | ${{ formatMoney(reviewCost) }} |
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| 10-15 Follow-Up Phone Calls, Emails, etc. to Obtain Records | ${{ formatMoney(followupCost) }} |
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| One (1) Facsimile to Facility for Reminder or Original | ${{ formatMoney(printCost) }} |
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| One (1) Receipt of Documents From Facility | ${{ formatMoney(paymentCost) }} |
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| Total Cost Per Record: |
${{ formatMoney(totalCost) }}
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${{ formatMoney(totalCostABI) }}
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| Savings Per Record: | ${{ formatMoney(savingsPerRecord) }} | ||
| Estimated Annual Savings: | ${{ formatMoney(estimatedAnnualSavings) }} | ||
