How can I prevent a cyber breach?
Cathy Bryant, manager of product development & consulting services at TMLT, provides five steps to help health care entities prevent a cyber breach.
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TMB updates rules for physicians who retire, close, or leave a practice
Retiring, closing, or leaving a practice? You can now notify patients electronically and on your website.
Reporter 2013 Radiology
Failure to diagnose retained sponge; TMLT adds employment practices liability coverage to all policies
Reporter 2013 Primary Care
Failure to insist on EMS transport; TMLT adds employment practices liability coverage to all policies
Reporter 2013 Pediatrics
Failure to diagnose appendicitis; TMLT adds employment practices liability coverage to all policies
Reporter 2013 Pathology
Failure to correctly read biopsy specimen; TMLT adds employment practices liability coverage to all policies
Reporter 2013 Orthopedics
Failure to diagnose femur fracture; TMLT adds employment practices liability coverage to all policies
Reporter 2013 Ophthalmology
Negligence in placing incorrect lens; TMLT adds employment practices liability coverage to all policies
Reporter 2013 Obstetrics-Gynecology
Failure to discontinue medication; TMLT adds employment practices liability coverage to all policies
Reporter 2013 Neurology
Failure to diagnose and treat dissection of the carotid artery; TMLT adds employment practices liability coverage to all policies
Reporter 2013 Internal Medicine
Failure to diagnose breast cancer; TMLT adds employment practices liability coverage to all policies
Reporter 2013 Gastroenterology
Procedure performed when contraindicated; TMLT adds employment practices liability coverage to all policies
Reporter 2013 General Surgery
Failure to properly advise patient; TMLT adds employment practices liability coverage to all policies
Reporter 2013 Emergency Medicine
Failure to diagnose myocardial infarction; TMLT adds employment practices liability coverage to all policies
Reporter 2013 Cardiology
Failure to monitor patient during stress test; TMLT adds employment practices liability coverage to all policies
Reporter 2013 Anesthesiology
Vision loss following surgery; TMLT adds employment practices liability coverage to all policies
The Reporter Volume 6 2012
TMLT adds employment practices liability coverage to all policies; How physician's staff affect the perception of quality care (CME)
How to text patients and colleagues without violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
It is imperative to have a system in place that allows the release of complete, legible, and organized records from your medical office.
From a legal and liability perspective, a “medical director” is a physician who serves in an administrative capacity as head of an organized medical staff