This presentation illustrates how action or inaction on the part of the physician led to allegations of professional liability, and how risk management techniques may have either prevented the outcome or increased the physician's defensibility. The case has been modified to protect the privacy of the physician and the patient.
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If you experienced an IT system failure or other damage from the winter storms, read about recovering damaged medical records.

Factors to onsider when using remote patient monitoring.

Updated May 11 — Issues include encouraging social distancing and screening patients for symptoms.

In 2020, the OCR finalized and settled 14 investigations of HIPAA breaches or complaints. In this webinar, TMLT risk management experts summarize these OCR findings and lessons learned.

Our risk management response to the COVID-19 crisis.

2-hour CME: Infectious disease: A review of closed claim studies and liability issues; MPL Association Data Sharing Project: Sepsis-related claims; Risk management services

A discussion of common and prevailing myths about medical liability, each dispelled by TMLT claim and risk management experts.

A discussion of common and prevailing myths about medical liability, each dispelled by TMLT claim and risk management experts.

CME: Infectious disease: A review of closed claim studies and liability issues; MPL Association Data Sharing Project: Sepsis-related claims; TMLT risk management services

CME: Sexual harassment and misconduct in health care; 2019 risk management trends; Failure to diagnose and treat; Failure to respond to test results; 2021 TMLT Governing Board election

A review of current regulatory requirements for telemedicine in Texas.

A discussion of releasing the medical records of children and young adults, especially those in college.

Adopting COVID-19 to your informed consent process.

A discussion of risk management recommendations for physicians as they continue to practice during COVID-19. Topics include encouraging social distancing and screening patients.

Risk management trends analysis; Preparing for office based medical emergencies (CME); How to prepare for a cyber breach; Failure to treat myocardial infarction; Failure to supervise APP

Navigating end-of-life communications (CME); 2016 Risk management trends; Failure to monitor patient; Failure to schedule follow-up appointment; Charging your patients for medical record copies

2015 risk management trends; Treating and accommodating patients under the Americans with Disabilities Act, part one (CME); Failure to diagnose breast cancer; Failure to use correct surgical hardware

TMLT launches Lone Star Alliance to cover out-of-state physicians; Following TMB guidelines for pain management; Risk management: outcomes and trends; Unnecessary surgery; Failure to follow up

Integrating patient email into your practice; Risk management for diagnostic radiology and anatomic pathology (CME); Failure to diagnose breast cancer; Failure to appropriately monitor

Update: 2009 legislative session; Practice set up and liability; Risk management for office-based procedures (CME); Failure to monitor patient's condition; Patient injury during colposcopy