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.
5 things that land physicians in the courtroom
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48:24Get to know Cathy Bryant and Kassie Toerner, webinar hosts and risk management professionals.
Case studies about violations of patient privacy on social media and the web.
Factors to consider when using remote patient monitoring.
5:11In 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.
4:57In 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.
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.
Adopting COVID-19 to your informed consent process.
If you experienced an IT system failure or other damage from the winter storms, read about recovering damaged medical records.
Updated May 11 — Issues include encouraging social distancing and screening patients for symptoms.
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.
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.
A discussion of risk management recommendations for physicians as they continue to practice during COVID-19. Topics include encouraging social distancing and screening patients.
New legislation places a 10-day limit on opioid prescriptions for acute pain.
Guidelines and processes to follow when ending the physician-patient relationship.
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
Evaluating a patient’s mental health is an essential risk management consideration for plastic surgeons.
