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Telemedicine: Patient selection and meeting the standard of care
Risk factors and guidelines for telemedicine appointments
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Release of medical records webinar — key takeaways and resources
A summary of information presented during the webinar “Release of medical records: Review of hot topics” presented on May 26, 2020.
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TMB offers health and wellness resources for physicians
As thousands of health care professionals continue their efforts responding to the COVID-19 public health crisis, many are facing increased stress and burnout.
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Building a therapeutic physician-patient relationship
The practice of plastic surgery often produces uncertainties. Patients judge the success of surgical outcomes based on their personal standards, so it is important to manage any misconceptions.
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Cyber criminal pretends to be OCR investigator to obtain PHI
The OCR is warning about an increase in malicious behavior by cyber criminals seeking access to protected health information.
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Cyber criminals hijack video calls; FBI provides recommendations
Our increased dependency on teleconferencing has created new opportunities and incentives for cyber criminals to hack into video calls.
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How to psychologically evaluate patients before selection for surgery
Evaluating a patient’s mental health is an essential risk management consideration for plastic surgeons.
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Risk alert: FDA recalls ranitidine
Patients taking prescription or OTC ranitidine should stop taking it immediately.
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Coronavirus: Online and email scams
Cyber criminal activity is on the rise due to fears and urgency around the coronavirus. Here is some guidance on avoiding online scams and phishing emails.
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Coronavirus: Plans for your practice
As more is learned about coronavirus, it is important to remain aware of tangible actions your practice can take to prevent the spread of the virus and respond to changing circumstances.
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Wellness resources available to Texas physicians
Learn about TMA and county medical society resources
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Cyber criminals launching more professional attacks
As more cyber crime victims choose to pay ransom, cybercriminals are employing customer service tactics to engage with victims.
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Practice fined for response to social media review
Dallas dental practice fined $10,000 after publishing PHI in response to a patient review on Yelp
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Texting patients while staying HIPAA compliant
How to text patients and colleagues without violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
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Cyber fraud case study: Failure to recognize phishing email
The hospital received an email invoice from the ED group with instructions to send payment to a new account.
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Top five reasons medical spas are investigated
Learn the top violations that prompt investigations of medical spas, according to the American Med Spa Association.
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TMB guidelines for medical spas
With the growing popularity of medical spas comes an increased risk of malpractice lawsuits for physicians who offer medical spa services within their practices.
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What we can learn from the Capital One breach
Approximately 100 million people in the U.S. had their personal information obtained by a software engineer who gained unauthorized access to Capital One credit card applications and customer data.
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Risk alert – Textured breast implants recalled
Allergan announced that they are recalling Biocell textured breast implants from the global market.
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