TMLT Blog
Health care, risk management, and medical malpractice industry news and trends
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Read ArticleWhat's in a name?
A company by any other name is not the same.
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Read ArticleRisk Alert: Transvaginal mesh products
More on the FDA's announcement to halt sales of transvaginal mesh products
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Read ArticleMeet the instructor: Robert Milman, MD
Dr. Milman co-teaches TMLT’s 2019 summer CME seminar series in San Antonio and Forth Worth.
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Read ArticleWhat does it mean to be a medical director?
From a legal and liability perspective, a “medical director” is a physician who serves in an administrative capacity as head of an organized medical staff
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Read ArticleGet help with HR, employment issues
Learn about employment and human resources issues through the EPLI Pro website.
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Deadline to Report 2018 HIPAA Breaches Approaching
If you experienced a HIPAA breach that affected fewer than 500 individuals in 2018, the deadline to report that breach to HHS is March 1.
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HHS releases voluntary cyber security practices
HHS released voluntary cyber security practices to the health care industry with the aim of providing practice guidelines to reduce cyber security risks.
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Read ArticleUpdate: New schedule II prescription forms required by June 1
Texas physicians will be required to use new schedule II prescription forms beginning June 1, 2019.
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Physicians and distracting devices
As smartphones, tablets, and other portable devices become commonplace in health care, the risk for mistakes increases.
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Read ArticleRansomware is cyber extortion
Ransomware is a form of cyber extortion — and a serious business risk. Also considered "electronic vandalism," ransomware can corrupt or destroy your data.
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Read ArticleTrust Rewards balances now on myTMLT
View your balance on the TMLT member portal
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Read Article2019 TMLT scholarship applications now available
TMLT will award one $10,000 scholarship in August 2019 to a Texas medical student.
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Read ArticleCase study circa 1986
A closed claim study from 1986
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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 ArticleDe-escalation techniques and resources
Learn how to de-escalate angry patients or diffuse a tense situation in the office.
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Read ArticleOur video empire
Would you like that in Beta or VHS?
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Read ArticleNew vital statistics registry now live
Texas physicians should be using new vital statistics registry
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Read ArticleTexas informed consent lists revised
The TMDP has revised the lists of medical and surgical procedures that require the disclosure of specific risks and informed consent.
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Read ArticleA group admin explains what business interruption really means
What happens when a system failure brings down the EMR?
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Read ArticleOur Paper Empire
When it was all recorded by hand on paper
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