The Medical Resource Network

What The Medical Resource Network does

The Medical Resource Network (MRN) is a U.S.-based legal nurse consulting firm founded in 1993 that provides medical record review, analysis, chronologies, expert witness retention, external peer review, and mass tort litigation support to defense law firms, hospitals and healthcare systems, insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and pharmaceutical and medical device companies. Since its March 2024 acquisition by SAYAS Alliance, Inc., MRN has operated as a division of that healthcare accreditation and regulatory compliance parent while retaining the MRN brand and maintaining offices in Portland, Oregon and Tomball, Texas. The firm is privately held, has 11-50 employees, and has no publicly disclosed revenue or external funding.

MRN's core technology stack is human-expertise-led rather than software-led: registered nurses apply the nursing process to medical records, using familiarity with multiple electronic medical record (EMR) systems to produce chronologies, summaries, and case strategies. The firm's most significant proprietary asset is a custom, curated database of more than 3,300 vetted, clinically active medical expert witnesses across specialties, used to support standard of care reviews, causation opinions, and independent medical evaluations. Additional service modules include External Peer Review (FPPE/OPPE), Adverse Event and Call Center Management, Cost of Care Evaluation and Medicare Set-Aside allocations, Communication and Resolution Programs (CRP) for hospitals, and dedicated practices for mesothelioma, pharmaceutical mass tort, medical device mass tort, and toxic tort litigation.

MRN operates a B2B professional services model with an enterprise field sales motion, targeting claims managers, legal teams, and healthcare risk organizations. Revenue is generated through hourly billing for nurse consulting work, flat rates for defined projects, and budget caps for project spending, with multi-year contracts available. Marketing is conducted through a content blog, organic SEO on medres.net, and free initial consultations delivered by phone. Customer logos include PeaceHealth, Providence St. Joseph Health, Dignity Health, and Hart Wagner LLP, and the firm markets itself as defense-focused with a 30+ year operating history.

Name

The Medical Resource Network

Legal name

Medical Resource Network

Website

https://medres.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Medical Resource Network is a U.S. legal nurse consulting firm, founded in 1993 and now a division of SAYAS Alliance, that provides medical record review, chronologies, expert witness retention, external peer review, and mass tort litigation support to defense law firms, hospitals, insurers, TPAs, and pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lake Oswego

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Hourly Billing: Hourly rate billing for legal nurse consulting services including medical record review, analysis, chronologies, and expert witness support
2. Project-Based Services: Flat rates for specific projects and budget caps for project spending, offering flexibility for different client needs and budgets

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Medical Resource Network (MRN) is a legal nurse consulting firm that provides medical record retrieval and review, medical chronologies, expert witness retention, external peer reviews, adverse event and call center management, cost of care evaluations, and litigation support across mass tort, medical malpractice, mesothelioma, and toxic tort cases. Its services are delivered by registered nurses with clinical expertise and are designed for defense law firms, hospitals and healthcare systems, insurance carriers, TPAs, government entities, and pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

Product overview

Medical Resource Network (MRN) is a legal nurse consulting firm founded in 1993 that provides a comprehensive suite of medical-legal consulting services. The company operates as a service-based consulting organization rather than a software platform. Its core offerings include Medical Record Retrieval & Management, Medical Records Review and Analysis, Medical Chronologies, External Peer Review (FPPE/OPPE), Retention of Medical Experts, Adverse Event & Call Center Management, and Cost of Care Evaluation. These services support specialized litigation areas including Mass Tort Litigation (pharmaceutical, medical device, toxic tort), Medical Malpractice cases, and Mesothelioma cases. MRN functions as a division of SAYAS Alliance, Inc. and serves hospitals, healthcare systems, insurance companies, TPAs, pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, and law firms across the United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medical Record Retrieval and Management

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Courtemanche & AssociatesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCourtemanche & Associates is a sister company to MRN under SAYAS Alliance, providing healthcare accreditation and regulatory compliance consulting services for over 30 years. The partnership expands MRN's service offerings to include healthcare accreditation and compliance consulting.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Courtemanche & Associates: Sister company to MRN under SAYAS Alliance, providing healthcare accreditation and regulatory compliance consulting for over 30 years. Most directly comparable as both serve hospitals/healthcare systems with consulting services and now sit within the same parent organization.
• DJS Associates: Litigation support and expert services firm providing forensic, engineering, and medical/nurse consulting expertise to legal professionals. Comparable as a direct peer offering medical record review, expert witness retention, and case analysis to defense law firms similar to MRN.

Broad incumbents

• J.S. Held: Large expert advisory and consulting firm with healthcare and litigation support practices. Comparable as a broader incumbent offering expert consulting, forensic analysis, and healthcare-related litigation services to legal and insurance clients.
• Berkeley Research Group (BRG): Major litigation and healthcare consulting firm providing expert economic and healthcare analysis, including services for mass tort, medical malpractice, and healthcare disputes. Comparable as a much larger incumbent serving similar defense law firm and insurance clients with healthcare-expert capabilities.
• Huron Consulting Group: Large public consulting firm with a substantial healthcare practice serving hospitals, health systems, and pharma/medical device companies on operational, clinical, and risk matters. Comparable as a broad incumbent with healthcare risk, peer review, and compliance offerings that overlap with MRN's hospital-facing services.
• Guidehouse (formerly Navigant Consulting): Large consulting firm with a deep healthcare provider and life sciences practice serving hospitals, payers, and pharma on strategy, operations, and risk/compliance. Comparable as a broad incumbent whose healthcare risk and quality services overlap with MRN's hospital and pharma-facing offerings.

Others

• Rimkus Consulting Group: Forensic engineering and expert consulting firm providing expert witness and litigation support services across many specialties. Comparable as a peer in the broader expert witness / forensic consulting market MRN participates in, though it is engineering-heavy rather than healthcare-focused.
• Exponent, Inc. Public scientific and engineering consulting firm offering expert witness and litigation support services across many disciplines including medical device and pharmaceutical failure analysis. Comparable as a large scientific expert firm serving mass tort and product liability matters that overlap with MRN's pharma/medical device practice.
• The TASA Group: Expert witness referral and litigation support network connecting attorneys with experts across thousands of categories including medical and healthcare. Comparable as an adjacent expert-network platform that competes for the same legal-customer mindshare as MRN's expert witness retention service.
• ARCCA, LLC: Litigation support and expert consulting firm providing biomechanical, medical, and accident reconstruction experts to legal clients. Comparable as an expert-driven litigation support peer serving defense law firms, similar to MRN's expert retention and case analysis offerings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights3 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-medical-resource-network-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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