New to Practice
The resource hub for the young physician beginning his or her career.
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New-to-Practice Reporter 2019
TPMP - Mandatory use delayed to March 2020; De-escalation techniques & resources; Business interruptions; Human trafficking; Failure to supervise aesthetician; Failure to properly treat depression
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What does it mean to be a medical director?
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
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6 tips to improve patient communication while using your EHR
View part three of a three-part video series on improving physician/patient interactions.
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8 tips For improving patient satisfaction
View "8 Tips for Improving Patient Satisfaction," part two of a three part video series on improving physician/patient interactions.
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5 tips to minimize patient frustration
View part one of a three part video series on improving physician/patient interactions.
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De-escalation techniques and resources
Learn how to de-escalate angry patients or diffuse a tense situation in the office.
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New-to-Practice Reporter 2018
Managing opioids: claims analysis and case study; Wernicke’s encephalopathy after bariatric surgery; How to dismiss without abandoning: Ending the physician-patient relationship; Addressing transgende
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8 tips for improving patient satisfaction
TMLT Risk Management manager Tanya Babitch offers 8 tips for improving patient satisfaction with a physician practice or office.
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Get help with HR, employment issues
Learn about employment and human resources issues through the EPLI Pro website.
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A group admin explains what business interruption really means
What happens when a system failure brings down the EMR?
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10 Things that Get Physicians Sued
This publication will describe 10 common errors that can increase the risk of a malpractice suit, and offer risk management techniques to address these issues.
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Failure to insist on EMS transport
At 8:30 a.m., a patient’s wife called her husband’s family physician and requested an appointment because her husband was experiencing chest pain that began the previous evening.
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Failure to diagnose femur fracture
A 28-year-old man was involved in a motorcycle collision, sustaining multiple injuries. The man hit the side of a trailer and was thrown off his motorcycle.
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6 tips to improve patient communication while using your EHR
TMLT's Assistant VP of Risk Management, Lesley Viner, offers 6 tips to improve patient communication while using your EHR system.
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Responding to negative online reviews
When patients write negative reviews, in many cases, you will be unable to respond.
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New-to-Practice Reporter 2017
Should you Google your patients?; Closed claim study: Patients identified on surgeon's website Combating physician stress and burnout; Social media and cyber risk; Managing difficult patients
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Case Closed: Failure to recognize retained sponge
Welcome to Case Closed, a video series that explores real TMLT medical malpractice cases. In this video, the second in the series, risk management techniques are discussed that may have either prevent
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