Risk Management
Resources and recommendations to help you address medical liability risk and improve patient safety.
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Read ArticleCase briefs — Online patient privacy
Case studies about violations of patient privacy on social media and the web.
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Read ArticleManaging difficult patients
Tips for managing challenging patient relationships
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Read ArticleRemote patient monitoring — Risk management considerations
Factors to consider when using remote patient monitoring.
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Contact a Risk Management Expert
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48:24Watch VideoAn interview with TMLT risk management experts
Get to know Cathy Bryant and Kassie Toerner, webinar hosts and risk management professionals.
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5:11Watch VideoTerminating the patient-physician relationship, Part 1
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.
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What every physician should know about Business Associate Agreements
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4:57Watch VideoTerminating the patient-physician relationship, Part 2
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.
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View Presentation10 medical professional liability myths, Part 1
A discussion of common and prevailing myths about medical liability, each dispelled by TMLT claim and risk management experts.
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View Presentation10 medical professional liability myths, Part 2
A discussion of common and prevailing myths about medical liability, each dispelled by TMLT claim and risk management experts.
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Read ArticleGood documentation never goes out of style
Times change, but the advice stays the same
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Read ArticleCase study circa 1986
A closed claim study from 1986
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Read ArticleInformed consent waivers for COVID-19
Adopting COVID-19 to your informed consent process.
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Read ArticleWinter storm update: Recovering damaged records
If you experienced an IT system failure or other damage from the winter storms, read about recovering damaged medical records.
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Read ArticleRisk management recommendations for re-opening your practice
Updated May 11 — Issues include encouraging social distancing and screening patients for symptoms.
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Read ArticleRisk Alert and Closed Claim Study — Wernicke's Encephalopathy after Bariatric Surgery
The TMLT claims and risk management departments have seen an alarming increase in the number of claims filed related to Wernicke’s encephalopathy (WE) following bariatric surgery.
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Risk Alert: Wernicke's Encephalopathy
The TMLT claims and risk management departments have seen an alarming increase in the number of claims filed related to Wernicke’s encephalopathy following bariatric surgery.
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View PresentationCOVID-19 Re-opening Your Practice
A discussion of risk management recommendations for physicians as they continue to practice during COVID-19. Topics include encouraging social distancing and screening patients.
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Read ArticleNew opioid prescribing limits take effect September 1
New legislation places a 10-day limit on opioid prescriptions for acute pain.
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What every physician should know about Business Associate Agreements
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View PresentationTerminating the physician-patient relationship, Part 1
Guidelines and processes to follow when ending the physician-patient relationship.
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View PresentationTerminating the Physician-Patient Relationship, Part 2
When dealing with difficult patients, physicians are sometimes left with no other viable alternative than to terminate the physician-patient relationship. Coming to that conclusion is not easy and may
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Read ArticleHow 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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