Continuing Education
Pain Management Insights: Lessons From Malpractice Cases
Our on-demand accredited education program “Pain Management Insights: Lessons From Malpractice Cases” reviews recent pain management malpractice claim trends to identify practical tips to reduce risks in medical practices. This course will help clinicians understand the importance of informed consent, practice safe drug-prescribing strategies, enhance patient outcomes with a “time-out” checklist, and improve documentation.
This program is relevant for all healthcare professionals seeking to improve patient safety, reduce adverse outcomes, and lower malpractice risks. Take the course now.
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The guidelines suggested in this newsletter are not rules, do not constitute legal advice, and do not ensure a successful outcome. They attempt to define principles of practice for providing appropriate care. The principles are not inclusive of all proper methods of care nor exclusive of other methods reasonably directed at obtaining the same results.
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