Performance tech is everywhere. But here's the uncomfortable truth. Most clinics don't have a tech problem. They have a decision making problem. Welcome to the FAKTR Podcast where we talk about the stuff they didn't teach you in school. How to grow your practice, refine your clinical skills and get better results for your patients. We're here to help you navigate the real world challenges of being a healthcare provider. From delivering top notch patient care to running a business that doesn't run you into the ground.

Whether you're fresh out of school or scaling your practice, we're diving into effective cutting edge treatments to get patients better faster. We'll also talk about business strategies and tactics to help you work smarter and not harder, and the mindset shifts required to thrive as a top performer in your field so you can build a career you love without burning out. If you're ready to learn what works and what doesn't from leading experts, industry innovators and respected clinicians across a wide range of specialties, you're in the right place, my friend. Let's dive in. Welcome back to the FAKTR Podcast where we bridge the gap between rehabilitation, performance and real world clinical practice. I'm your host Jessica Riddle and today we're kicking off a powerful two part conversation on a topic that many providers know is important, but let's be honest, most would rather not think about until they absolutely have to. We're talking about what happens when your clinical documentation, your treatment decisions and your professional credibility enter the legal arena.

Our guest today is Dr. Pangti Fadia, a practicing chiropractor with more than eight years of clinical experience in personal injury care. She served as a clinical director and has practiced across Houston, San Antonio, Beaumont and Las Vegas. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Fadilla is also graduating soon from law school, actually within the month. With a focused interest in the intersection of health care and law, her work is dedicated to helping chiropractors better understand medico legal standards, strengthen their documentation, improve clinical credibility, and navigate the legal aspects of patient care with more confidence. In this first part of our training, Dr. Fadilla will walk us through the personal injury case timeline. We'll talk about the difference between clinical causation and legal causation, why your documentation matters long before a case ever reaches a courtroom, and some of the most common charting mistakes that can weaken your credibility.

Whether you treat personal injury cases every day or only occasionally encounter them in practice, this episode is a strong reminder that your notes are not just clinical records. In certain cases, they may become evidence. So if You've ever wondered how your documentation might hold up in a deposition? Want to know a little more about what attorneys are really looking for? Or know how to better protect both your patient and your professional credibility? This is an episode you'll want to listen to closely. Let's cue the intro music and get started.

Thank you. Thank you, Jessica, for giving me this opportunity. This is my first time doing a live webinar, so welcome everyone. My name is Dr. Pankti Fadia. I am a practicing chiropractor. I do this full time Monday through Friday for past eight years. And I love my job.

And about three years ago I decided to go to law school because I want to transition to legal career. Basically doing everything that I'm doing right now, but from the legal side. And so while we're going live right now or recording this, I am pending my bar examination this July. So if everything goes well, I will be a JD in a few months. And so it's an interesting journey. And when I started my legal career as a student first I realized that there is this need for chiropractors to understand what happens when you're practicing chiropractic with respect to personal injury. So today's topic is from clinics to courtrooms. And the goal is to give you an overview of what personal injury litigation is.