Terminating patient relationships: How to dismiss without abandoning
While both the physician and patient have the right to terminate the relationship, the requirements for ending the relationship are more complicated for physicians.
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Patient Relationships
Advice and resources to help you protect and improve the physician-patient relationship.
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Sample patient dismissal letters
Sample letters for termination of the physician-patient relationship
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Informed refusal: When patients decline treatment
Recommendations to help minimize the risk of lawsuits related to patient refusals.
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Treating minors in Texas: Answers to your questions
Physicians must balance parental rights, a minor’s autonomy, and the law.
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ADA requirements for physician offices
Best practices for providing reasonable accommodations for disabled patients
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Advance directives — questions from physicians
An “Advance directive” is a legal document designed to help patients communicate their wishes about medical treatment if they become unable to make their wishes known because of illness or injury.
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Reporter Q4 2023
CME: Exploring shared decision-making; MPL Association's 2017-2021 National Closed Claim Data
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De-escalation: Two techniques to try
Two ways de-escalation can work in your practice
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29 more phrases to help you de-escalate angry patients
Help patients move from cross to calm with these de-escalating phrases
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Reporter Q3 2023
Maternal mortality and morbidity; 2023 legislative update; Failure to obtain preoperative imaging; Failure to treat deep vein thrombosis; 2024 Governing Board of Trustees election
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Leaving a medical practice
Texas rules and regulations
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Treating minors in Texas
Rules on the medical treatment of minors
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Texas rules on physician advertising
What you need to know about advertising your practice
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Human trafficking part 2
Resources on how to identify patients who may be victims of human trafficking
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Human trafficking part 1
Resources on how to identify patients who may be victims of human trafficking
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Strategies to improve patient follow up
Guidance on how to create effective follow-up strategies.
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Responding to online patient complaints
How to manage and respond to negative online comments
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Cultural competency
Learn about cultural competency and health disparities that may arise when treating patients of different backgrounds
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Webside manner
Telemedicine presents a new meaning for "good" bedside manner. Learn to optimize this new form of patient interaction.
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Addressing transgender health care disparities
Learn about transgender health care disparities and how practicing cultural competency can improve patient-physician relationships
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