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Risk Management Topics
Documentation/Medical Records
Key Areas in Risk Management
Medical Records: What You Don’t Say Can Come Back To Haunt You
Clinical Records: Retention, Storage and Destruction
Documentation: Not Just Paperwork—It’s at the Heart of Patient Care
 
Communication
Keys to Reducing Risk: Meaningful Physician-Patient Interaction
The Role of Office Staff in Maintaining Patient Satisfaction
The Physician’s Responsibility to Meet Patients’ Special Communication Needs
Patient Rage: Defusing Aggressive Behavior
Communication: The Key to Minimizing Liability in Limited Relationships
Practice Coverage: Plan Carefully Before Passing the Baton
Following Up: Fulfilling Your Duty to Monitor and Supervise Care
Strategies for Interacting With A Patient’s Personal Support Network
Pointing Fingers at Other Healthcare Professionals Is Risky Business
Communicating With Patients’ Relatives: Powerful Medicine Against Lawsuits
Advance Healthcare Directives
Sexual Misconduct: How to Prevent Even the Perception of Impropriety
 
Patient Care
Terminating the Doctor-Patient Relationship
Noncompliance: A Problem for Patients and Doctors
Do Your Patients Understand?
Many Faces: Patient Care in a Diverse Society
 
Adverse Event
Minimizing Loss Potential After an Adverse Event
 
Subpoena/Deposition/Handling Requests
Handling Requests for Medical Records
 
Consent
Be Informed About Informed Consent
Anesthesia: The Importance of Having a Separate Consent Process
Minor Consent: Examining the Issues Surrounding the Treatment of Adolescents
Informed Refusal
 
Employment
Reducing Liability Through Well-Grounded Employment Practices
Sexual Harassment: Shattering the Myths
Medical Assistant Guidelines
Treating Members of Your Staff: Prescription for Legal Problems?
 
Call Coverage
Call Coverage Issues; Reducing Your Liability
 
Information Technology
Guidelines to Reduce Risk in Online Communications (2006)
Guidelines for Online Communication (2006)
Guidelines for E-mail Communication with Patients
Personal Digital Assistants: Portable Technology Can Improve Patient Care
Practicing Medicine by Phone or E-mail—Physician Beware!
 
Managed Care/Contracts
Independent Contractors: The Pitfalls of False Perceptions
 
Medication Errors
Minimizing Medication Errors
Safe Medication Principles
 
Reporting
Reporting Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse
Reporting Elderly Drivers: Protecting Your Patients, Protecting the Public
 
Pain Management
Children in Pain: Myths That Lead to Under Treatment of Young Patients
Pain Management: An Essential Component of Any Treatment Plan
 
Miscellaneous
False Claims: Preventing Allegations of Healthcare Fraud & Abuse
The Physician’s Role in Battling Bioterrorism
Plan for Unexpected Emergencies – From Fires to Cardiac Arrests
Retiring and/or Closing a Practice
Embezzlement
Identity Theft
The Many Facets of Vicarious Liability
HIPAA: Give Your Office a Compliance Checkup
Patient Handoff: Not Just for Hospitals
Doctor, Be Kind to Yourself!
Drug Samples: Accountability and Control Are Essential to Reducing Liability Risk