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General Risk ARTICLES

 

Specialty-SPECIFIC Risk ARTICLES

   

 

General Risk: Practice Guidelines

Seeing Red (Flags)
From The Doctor's Advocate

HIPAA: Round Two
From The Doctor's Advocate

Telephone Triage and Patient Safety
Susan Shepard, MSN, MA, RN, CPHRM

The Role of the Medical Assistant in Your Office Practice
Susan Shepard, MSN, MA, RN, CPHRM

Medication Safety
Susan Shepard, MSN, MA, RN, CPHRM

Medical Records Disposition When Closing a Practice

Patient Safety Information for Closing a Practice

Terminating Patient Relationships
Laura A. Dixon, BS, JD, RN, CPHRM

The Top 10 Risk Management Issues for Medical Office Practices in California
Kathleen Stillwell, RN, MPA, HSA

The Top 10 Risk Management Issues for Medical Office Practices in California (23310K PDF)
Kathleen Stillwell, RN, MPA, HSA

Frequently Asked Questions: Treating Patients in a Difficult Economy
Susan Shepard, MSN, MA, RN, CPHRM

Shared Responsibility for Preventing Malpractice Suits—Special Circumstances
Laura A. Dixon, BS, JD, RN, CPHRM, and Susan Shepard, MSN, MA, RN, CPHRM

Shared Responsibility for Preventing Malpractice Suits—Patient Interactions
Laura A. Dixon, BS, JD, RN, CPHRM, and Susan Shepard, MSN, MA, RN, CPHRM

Curbside Consultations
Susan Shepard, MSN, MA, RN

Practice Guidelines for Managed Care
Mark Gorney, MD, FACS

Off-Label Use: Patient Safety and Risk Management Implications
Laura A. Dixon, BS, JD, RN

Frequently Asked Questions: General Topics
Cynthia K. Morrison, BSN, ARM, CPHRM

Americans with Disabilities Act Frequently Asked Questions
Laura A. Dixon, BS, JD, RN, CPHRM