| 2007 |
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December 2007 (PDF) |
- Identifying and Managing Risks of Office-Based Procedures
- Crash Carts: Emergency Lifesavers
- Safe Practice — A Practice Crossroad: You and the Patient of the 21st Century
- From the RISK File: Discontinuity of Care and Lack of Protocols Result in a Missed Diagnosis
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May 2007 (PDF) |
- Joint Commission Offers Strategies to Improve Patient-Doctor Communication
- Reimbursment Alert: National Provider Identifier Deadline Extended
- Safe Practice — Noncompliance: A Problem for Patients and Doctors
- From the RISK File: Poor Preparation and Lack of Teamwork Lead to a Wrongful Patient Death
- Patient Handoff: Not Just for Hospitals
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| 2006 |
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Fourth Quarter '06 (PDF) |
- Healthcare Legislation Update
- Moving, Selling, Closing Your Practice
- Safe Practice — Doctor, Be Kind to Yourself!
- Preparing for Your Own Personal Emergency
- From the RISK File: Missing Documents, Faulty Timekeeping and Unreliable Equipment Make for an Indefensible Case
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Third Quarter '06 (PDF) |
- A Preventable Epidemic: Drug Errors
- Medi-Spas Must Be Operated by a Qualified Physician
- Safe Practice — Do Your Patients Understand?
- From the RISK File: Sloppy Charting and Poor Language Skills Contribute to a Million-Dollar Settlement
- Many Faces: Patient Care in a Diverse Society
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Second Quarter '06 (PDF) |
- HIPAA: A Decade After It Was Enacted, Full Compliance Remains Elusive
- Natural Herbs Can Increase Surgery Risks
- Safe Practice — How to Survive a Medicare Audit — and What to Do Before You Face One
- From the RISK File: Use of Restraints Leads to Allegations of Elder Abuse and Wrongful Death
- Bad Behavior: Rude Physicians Are More Likely to Be Sued for Malpractice
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First Quarter '06 (PDF) |
- Drug Samples: Accountability and Control Are Essential to Reducing Liability Risk
- Lawsuits by Drug Trial Participants on the Rise
- Safe Practice — Practicing Medicine by Phone or E-mail—Physician Beware!
- From the RISK File: Routine Steroid Treatment Leads To Catastrophic Permanent Injury
- Documentation: Not Just Paperwork—It’s at the Heart of Patient Care
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| 2005 |
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Fourth Quarter '05 (PDF) |
- New National Standards for Electronic Prescribing to Take Effect January 1
- Study: E-Prescribing Has Promise, Potential Pitfalls
- Safe Practice — HIPAA: The Time to Give Your Office a Compliance Checkup Is Now
- From the RISK File:
Case 1 Allegation: Breast Augmentation Ends in Persistent Vegetative State
Case 2 Allegation: Death of a Postoperative Hysterectomy Patient
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Third Quarter '05 (PDF) |
- New National Patient Safety Database to Monitor Medical Errors, Offer Solutions
- Safe Practice — Sexual Misconduct: How to Prevent Even the Perception of Impropriety
- From the RISK File:
Case 1 Allegation: Amending Medical Records
Case 2 Allegation: Breakdown in Communication
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Second Quarter '05 (PDF) |
- What to Do If Controlled Drugs, Prescription Forms and DEA Numbers Are Lost or Stolen
- Curtailing Videotaping in the Delivery Room
- Safe Practice — Reporting Elderly Drivers: Protecting Your Patients, Protecting the Public
- Case by Case: Failure to Diagnose and Treat Early Stage of Either Preeclampsia, HELLP Syndrome or AFLP, Resulting in Neurological Deficits of the Plaintiff
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First Quarter '05 (PDF) |
- 2005: New Laws That Physicians In California Should Know About
- Informed Refusal: When Patients Won’t Follow Your Instructions
- From the RISK File:
Case 1 Allegation: Abandonment of the Patient During the Treatment Process
Case 2 Allegation: Delay in Diagnosis and Treatment of Bilateral Subdural Hematomas Resulting in Additional Brain Injury
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| 2004 |
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Fourth Quarter '04 (PDF) |
- Flu Vaccine Shortage: CDC Seeks Answers to Tough Ethical Questions
- Safe Practice: Embezzlement: Why It Could Threaten Your Practice and How to Prevent It
- Case by Case: Alleged Failure to Diagnose Breast Cancer
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Third Quarter '04 (PDF) |
- SCPIE Offers CME Course on Pain Management
- Safe Practice: Medical Assistant Guidelines
- Case by Case: Alleged failure to Timely Diagnose and Properly Treat an Eye Injury, Leading to Blindness
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Second Quarter '04 (PDF) |
- Vicarious Liability: Their Mistakes, Your Risk
- Safe Practice: What You Don't Say Can Come Back to Haunt You
- Case by Case: Alleged Failure to Make Timely Diagnosis
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| 2003 |
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Third Quarter '03 (PDF) |
- Inaugural Issue of Our New, Expanded Risk Management Publication, RMQ — Risk Management Quarterly
- Safe Practice: Communicating with Patients' Relatives
- Case by Case: Alleged Elder Abuse
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