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Feb 03, 2022
Informed Refusal
Richard F. Cahill, JD, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, The Doctors Company
Documenting a patient’s refusal of test or treatment options is key to minimizing risk exposure.

Apr 01, 2022
Delay in Diagnosing Breast Cancer: A Case Summary and Tips to Reduce Risk
Lisa M. McCorkle, MSN, MBA, Senior Patient Safety Risk Manager, Department of Patient Safety and Risk Management, The Doctors Company
A delay in diagnosing breast cancer may result when a patient doesn’t follow through with diagnostic recommendations.

Apr 04, 2022
Strategies for Effective Patient-Assisted Telehealth Assessments
Sue Boisvert, BSN, MHSA, Senior Patient Safety Risk Manager, The Doctors Company
Physicians who practice telemedicine must consider the components needed to complete an effective remote assessment and plan ahead based on their specialty area and the patient’s presenting complaint.

December 01, 2022, Healthcare Risk Management
Remember the Basics of Good Documentation
Richard Cahill, JD, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, The Doctors Company, provides suggestions for executing good documentation practices to accurately record patient encounters.

Nov 07, 2023
Reducing Risk in Psychiatry Through Effective Medication Management
Carol Murray, CPHRM, CPPS, Senior Patient Safety Risk Manager, The Doctors Company
Medication regimens for psychiatric patients can be highly complex and involve a variety of drugs. Incorporating the medication management strategies outlined here can help psychiatrists keep patients safe.

Jun 22, 2022
Patient Safety in Dentistry: Documentation
Sue Boisvert, BSN, MHSA, DFASHRM, Senior Patient Safety Risk Manager, The Doctors Company
The primary purpose of documentation is to create an orderly chronological record of the clinical decision-making process, treatment provided, and patient responses. Records that are incomplete or inaccurate may lead to inappropriate treatment and patient harm.

Oct 24, 2022
Why Medical Clearance Is Really a Preoperative Evaluation
Debra Davidson, MJ, CPHRM, Senior Patient Safety Risk Manager, The Doctors Company, and David L. Feldman, MD, MBA, FACS, Chief Medical Officer, The Doctors Company and TDC Group; Senior Vice President, Healthcare Risk Advisors
The goals of the preoperative evaluation are to determine the patient's level of risk and to identify opportunities to mitigate it.

Mar 31, 2022
Interoperable Telehealth: Patient Safety Considerations
Sue Boisvert, BSN, MHSA, Senior Patient Safety Risk Manager, The Doctors Company
As efforts to connect patients and providers through telehealth continue, new delivery challenges have become apparent.

Oct 26, 2023
Documentation Can Prevent Litigation: Patient Safety Impact Story
Our Patient Safety INSIGHT Services and extensive library of resources and tools take a data-driven approach to help you reduce adverse events while increasing patient safety and satisfaction. Here is one story of how our Patient Safety/Risk Management team reduced risk in a member practice.

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