Medical lien management
Track every lien and LOP inside the chart.
Ambula keeps the letter of protection, the attorney, the bills, and the settlement payment on the same personal injury case, so your team is not running liens from a spreadsheet next to the EMR.
Personal injury case
Case 24-0187 · Rear-end collision
Lien
Signed by firm
Attorney
Northstar Injury Law
- Initial evaluationMar 4$450
- MRI, lumbar spineMar 11$1,200
- Follow-up visitApr 2$180
What is medical lien management software?
Medical lien management software is what a practice uses to track personal injury patients treated on a lien or letter of protection (LOP). It records who signed the lien, which attorney and law firm are on the case, what has been billed, and what was paid when the case settled.
Many clinics do this in a spreadsheet or a separate lien tool. In Ambula, lien management is part of the personal injury EMR: the lien sits on the same case as the chart, the records, and the bills the law firm receives.
From signed lien to settlement, on one case.
Every step adds to the same personal injury case, so nothing is typed twice and nothing lives in a side file.
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Lien signed at intake
Patients sign intake, consent, and lien forms from their phone. The referring attorney is on file from day one.
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Attorney signs online
Law firms sign liens and approve treatment in the lawyer portal. Signed documents sync back to the chart.
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Missing signatures caught early
A lien report lists every case still missing the patient's or the attorney's signature, so the front desk fixes it while the patient is still coming in.
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Paid when the case closes
Case status shows when a case closes, so your team follows up for payment right away and records the settlement on the case.
What stays on each injury case.
When a firm calls about a balance, the answer is on the case: the signed lien, the charges, and what has been shared and paid.
- Signed lien or letter of protection
- Signature status for patient and attorney
- Referring attorney and law firm
- Case status, including when it closes
- Visit charges and injury-related expenses
- Itemized bills shared with the firm
- Records the practice approved for release
- Lien and settlement payments
A lien tool next to the EMR, or liens inside it.
Standalone lien software tracks the balance. An EMR with lien management also holds the chart, the records, and the bills the case depends on.
Connected personal injury workflow
The lien is one part of the case.
Intake, the lawyer portal, and case reports all work from the same personal injury case record as the lien.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions.
Answers about liens, letters of protection, attorney signatures, and settlement payments.
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Book a demoWhat is medical lien management software?
It is software a medical practice uses to keep track of personal injury cases treated on a lien or letter of protection: the signed lien, the attorney and law firm, the charges that build on the case, and the payment when the case settles. Ambula does this inside the EMR, on the same case record as the patient's chart.
What is the difference between a medical lien and a letter of protection?
A letter of protection (LOP) is a written promise, usually from the patient's attorney, that the provider will be paid from the settlement or judgment. A medical lien is the provider's claim against that recovery. The terms and rules differ by state, so review your forms with a licensed attorney in your state.
Can patients and attorneys sign lien forms online?
Yes. Patients sign intake, consent, and lien forms from their phone before the first visit, and attorneys can sign liens and approve treatment in the lawyer portal. Signed documents sync back to the patient chart.
How do we know which liens are missing a signature?
Run the lien report. It lists every case where the patient or the attorney hasn't signed yet, so the front desk can fix it while the patient is still in treatment instead of discovering it at settlement.
How do we find out a case has closed?
Ambula's case management shows when a case closes, so your team follows up for payment right away instead of hearing about it months later.
Does Ambula track settlement payments?
Yes. Your team can track injury-related expenses, run detailed billing reports, and manage lien and settlement payments without leaving the chart.
Can we bill insurance patients and lien patients in the same system?
Yes. Ambula handles insurance and personal injury patients in one system, so a mixed-payer clinic does not need a separate tool for its lien cases.
Is lien management a separate product?
No. Lien forms, attorney lien signing, the lawyer portal, and lien and settlement payment tracking are part of Ambula's personal injury EMR, listed at $300 per provider per month.
Take liens out of the spreadsheet.
Bring a real personal injury case to a demo and see the lien, the bills, and the attorney handoff on one record.