Gastroenterology Resources

Nov 02, 2026
Patient Safety Strategies for Gastroenterologists
Lisa McCorkle, MSN, CPHRM, Senior Patient Safety Risk Manager, The Doctors Company
Gastroenterologists can reduce potential liability with strategies that include conducting a thorough preprocedure patient evaluation and matching the facility and setting to the patient.

Professional Education
Prevention of Medical Errors 2026 to 2028
Few medical errors are attributed to faulty medical judgment. More commonly, they are attributed to system failures inherent in healthcare delivery. By drawing on our professional liability closed claims data, we have identified common performance and diagnostic errors to provide clinicians with the most current information regarding the prevention of common performance and diagnostic errors.
1.00 credit

Professional Education
Using AI Tools in Patient Care: Legal and Ethical Considerations
As AI becomes more integrated into patient care, healthcare professionals face important questions about liability, patient disclosure, and the responsible use of AI tools. Learn the legal and ethical considerations of AI in healthcare, including strategies to manage liability risks and support patient safety.
1.00 credit

Professional Education
Evaluating AI Scribes: Impacts on EHR Use and Burnout
This recorded webinar explores the growing evidence on how AI scribes affect physician experience, clinical workflows, and patient experience, with particular attention to documentation burden and time spent in the EHR.
1.00 credit

Sep 03, 2026
A Negative CT Is Not Enough: Avoiding Missed Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer
J. Casey Chapman, MD, Chief Medical Officer, The Specialty Alliance, Cardinal Health
Colonoscopy remains the definitive diagnostic test for colorectal cancer in symptomatic patients. Failure to refer a symptomatic patient for colonoscopy is a common cause of malpractice claims, often due to a combination of cognitive bias, system failures, and misunderstanding of the limitations of CT imaging.
From The Doctor’s Advocate

Professional Education
HIPAA Breach Notification Rules and Reporting: 2026 Edition
This course provides an orientation to the basic requirements of the Breach Notification Rules within the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). It covers how HIPAA defines a breach, breach exceptions, and provides guidance on the notification processes in the event that there is a breach.
1.00 credit

Jan 30, 2025
Off-Label Use: Patient Safety Implications
Richard Cahill, JD, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, The Doctors Company, Part of TDC Group
Once authorized, a drug product may be prescribed by a licensed healthcare practitioner for any use deemed appropriate based on the practitioner’s professional opinion.

Dec 02, 2024
Wernicke’s Encephalopathy: An Underrecognized Risk of Using Semaglutide Medications
Emma J. Patterson, MD, FACS, FRCSC, FASMBS, President and Medical Director of Oregon Weight Loss Surgery
The explosion in the use of appetite-suppressing semaglutide medications has created rising concerns about a potential upsurge in cases of Wernicke’s encephalopathy.
From The Doctor’s Advocate

Oct 01, 2024
Close the Loop on Test Results
By Daniel Kent Cassavar, MD, MBA, and Jacqueline Ross, PhD, RN
Confirming a colleague’s receipt and understanding of serious findings is part of patient safety. Further, closed-loop communication expresses mutual respect, which contributes to professional satisfaction.

Professional Education
Healthcare AI: Peril or Paradigm?
This program provides nurses with an overview of the range of artificial intelligence models that can potentially be applied in healthcare, examples of regulatory and ethical AI guidance documents, and evidence-based discussions of risks and strategies to address the risks of using AI in healthcare.
1.50 credits

Oct 18, 2022
Moderate or Conscious Sedation in the Office Setting
Julie Brightwell, JD, RN, Director, Healthcare System Patient Safety, Department of Patient Safety and Risk Management
Prevent patient injury when providing moderate sedation in the office by incorporating these patient safety and practice improvement strategies.