Managing a practice: How to navigate hiring, paying, and terminating employees (2-hour CME); Claims by Specialty: MPL Association's 2006-2015 national closed claim data; TMLT 2018 scholarship: Winning essay
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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.

Dallas dental practice fined $10,000 after publishing PHI in response to a patient review on Yelp

Retiring, closing, or leaving a practice? You can now notify patients electronically and on your website.

In part 2 of this series, Tanya Babitch, a manager in TMLT's Risk Management Department, provides further instruction for appropriately dismissing patients to avoid allegations of abandonment.

In part 1 of this 2-part series, Lesley Viner, VP of Risk Management at TMLT, describes guidelines and processes to help physicians dismiss patients appropriately and avoid allegations of abandonment.

The use of telemedicine introduces a new meaning for "good" bedside manner.

From difficult to dangerous: How to handle disruptive patients; How to address ethical misconduct by a colleague or staff member; Improper performance of breast biopsy; Improper prescribing

An introduction to telemedicine and telehealth. It explains common terminology and the different types of technology used.

Evaluating & treating the suicidal patient (CME); Dr. Melinda Lopez: On the front lines with human trafficking; Failure to properly evaluate depression; Failure to diagnose coronary artery disease

Learn how to de-escalate angry patients or diffuse a tense situation in the office.

Managing a practice: How to navigate hiring, paying, and terminating employees (2-point CME); Claims by specialty: MPL Association's 2006-2015 national closed claim data; TMLT 2018 scholarship winner

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

CME - Human Trafficking; Communicating with millennials; Wernicke's encephalopathy: Failure to monitor thiamine levels; Failure to obtain consent for esophageal dilation; TMLT Board Election 2019

Transgender health care (CME); Compassionate health care: 2017 Legislative highlights; Failure to correctly label lab specimens and follow up; Mismanagement of anticoagulant medication

Failure to communicate emergent findings; Law enforcement exceptions to HIPAA

Failure to communicate; Dos and don'ts of renewing your Texas Medical License

PIAA releases national closed claim data; Don't be a sitting doc

Pediatric medication-related claims; Principles for teaching children and adolescents about medicines; Don't be a sitting doc

Failure to obtain a pregnancy test; Combating physician stress and burnout