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These publications contain articles on medical risk management. MAG Mutual does not presume to establish any standard of care or establish rules for the practice of medicine. The particular patient-care strategies or range of patient-care strategies mentioned in these newsletters should be tempered by the physician's judgment. The Adobe Acrobat Reader, a free program for reading many documents on the web is required to view these publications.

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Volume 13/Number 37 - 2007

  • Updated Guidelines Address Prevention of Second Stroke
  • Cumulative Radiation Exposure: Experts urge physicians to consider the risks to patients
  • Calculate Your MRI Suite Safety Score
  • Physicians Urged to take Advantage of FDA’s Electronic Resources
  • Clinical Challenge—Undiagnosed Stroke in a Psychiatric Patient
  • Ask A Risk Manager

Volume 13/Number 35 - 2007

  • Correcting Errors in the Electronic Medical Record
  • Prostate Cancer Screening: Reducing Professional Liability Exposure
  • Don’t Forget to Check Out Our Online CME Offerings at www.magmutal.com/risk.
  • Informed Consent Which are better: general or procedure-specific forms?
  • Ask A Risk Manager
  • Mark Your Calendar for MAG Mutual’s Upcoming Risk Manager Online CME Activities Your Communication GPS: Reduce Medical Liability Exposure through Better Communication.

Volume 13/Number 34 - 2007

  • Failure to Communicate: How One Radiology Practice Reduced Reporting Errors
  • American College of Radiology Practice Guideline for Communication of Diagnostic Imaging Findings
  • MAG Mutual’s Risk Management Online Resourcess
  • Medical Record Data Theft — Again!
  • Communication Processes Pivotal to Both Hospitalist & Primary Care Physicians

Volume 13/Number 33 - 2007

  • Primary Care Physicians Still at Top of Colorectal Cancer List
  • Announcing New Online Resources for Small Practices and the New Physician at www.magmutual.com/risk
  • The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005, Implications for Health Care Providers
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening Algorithm
  • Communication Processes Pivotal to Both Hospitalist & Primary Care Physicians

Volume 12/Number 32 - 2006

  • Early Detection of Melanoma – The Best Hope for a Cure
  • Closed Claim Abstracts: Diagnosing a Malignant Melanoma
  • Pain Management: Consider Using Clinical Pharmacy Expertise
  • Limiting Risk with Sound Employee Record Keeping

Volume 12/Number 31 - 2006

  • Closed Claim Abstracts: Antibiotics
  • Overcoming Prescribing Errors – Not a Bitter Pill
  • Closed Claim Abstracts: Inadequate Monitoring/Management of Glucocorticoids
  • FDA Joins the ISMP to Campaign Against Error-Prone Medical Abbreviations
  • Low-Cost, Common-Sense Initiatives to Reduce Errors in Prescription Writing
  • Verbal or Telephone Orders

Volume 12/Number 30 - 2006

  • Current Guidelines for Prevention of Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Emboli in the Inpatient Population
  • HIGH RISK FACTORS FOR VTE IN HOSPITALIZED MEDICAL PATIENTS
  • Authenticating the Electronic Medical Record
  • WE EDUCATE: Look for new online Online CME Activities

Volume 11/Number 29 - 2005

  • Reflections of a Cardiologist: Errors of Omission in Diagnosing Acute Myocardial Infarction
  • Closed Claim Abstract
  • Workers’ Compensation in the Medical Office

EMTALA - Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act - Duties of On-Call Physicians

Discharging a Patient
(sample discharge letter included)

Volume 11/Number 28 - 2005

  • Don’t Fumble the Handoff: Inpatient Providers, Specialists, Hospitalists, Intensivists
    and the Primary Care Physician: A medical care delivery system with benefits and complex risks
  • 2 Claims Lessons
  • Developing Transcultural Competency
    in the Treatment of Hispanic/Latino Patients

Volume 11/Number 27 - 2005

  • Sample Medications: Some Ideas to Promote Safety
  • 3 Claims Lessons
  • Release of Medical Information Checklist for Compliance
  • HIPAA FAQ’s

Volume 11/Number 26 - 2005

  • Appendicitis: A High Risk Issue for Physicians
  • 2 Claims Lessons
  • Race-based Employment Discrimination: How to Prevent an EEOC Charge

Volume 10/Number 25 - 2004

  • Risk Management Looks at Misconceptions of Early Breast Cancer Diagnosis
  • 2 Claims Lessons
  • Risk Management Tips for the Primary Healthcare Provider
  • Risk Management Tips for Radiology and Surgical Providers
  • Medicaid Update

Volume 10/Number 24 - 2004

  • Those Pesky, Abnormal Liver Tests: When Should We Be Concerned?
  • 2 Claims Lessons
  • What is the proper response to mild abnormalities of LFTs?
  • Delay in Diagnosis & Treatment: A Common Theme in Litigation
  • Office Preparedness for Emergency Medical Care (Read complete article)

Volume 10/Number 23 - 2004

  • Pain: What You Can't See, Can Hurt You
  • 3 Claims Lessons
  • Caring for Puncture Wounds of the Foot
  • Keeping Your Patients and Yourself Out of Litigious Situations (Read complete article)
  • FAQ: Do you recommend that physicians utilize chaperones during patient exams?
  • Physician Obligation to Provide Interpreters (Read complete article)

Issue 1 - 2004

  • Bariatric Surgery: Do the risks outweigh the benefits?
  • 3 Claims Lessons
  • "Don't Get Stuck: Avoid Needlestick Injuries in Your Office"

Issue 4 - 2003

  • Coumadin/Warfarin Sodium: Safety-based rationales and guidelines
  • COUMADIN/WARFARIN Patient Safety Protocol (diagram)
  • 3 Claims Lessons

Issue 3 - 2003

  • Colorectal cancer: The importance of screening and follow-up
  • Factors associated with increased risk for colon cancer
  • Verify Physician Applications

Issue 2 - 2003

  • Reliable Follow-up Systems Are Essential to the Practice of Medicine
  • Failure to Provide Patient Care Follow-up Results in Malpractice Claims Epidemic

Issue 1 - 2003

  • The High Costs of Wrong-Site Surgery
  • Wrong-Site Cases: An Expensive Error
  • Online Communications and Consultations
  • EMTALA - Duties of On-Call Physicians

Issue 3 - 2002

  • Making a Timely Diagnosis of Lung Cancer - Ralph L. Haynes, M.D.
  • Closed Claim Abstract - Failure to Diagnosis Lung Cancer

Issue 2 - 2002

  • Risks Associated with the Morbidly Obese Patient
  • Closed Claim Abstract - Complications of Morbid Obesity
  • Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure in the Physician Practice Setting
  • Disclosing Unanticipated Outcomes Under JCAHO Standard

Issue 1 - 2002

  • Effective Consultations Depend on the Quality of Physician-to-Physician Communication
  • Inadequate Communication By Multiple Providers Leads to Patient Injury and Claim: Case Study
  • Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Section (VBAC): New Study Results
  • Failed Trial of Labor Leads to Cesarean and Brain-Damaged Infant: Case Study

Issue 4 - 2001

  • Communicating Adverse Events: The Art of Apologizing without Admitting Liability.
  • Physician/Patient Relations: Key to a Successful Practice
  • For Doctors' Scrawl, Handwriting's on the Wall
  • Top 6 Proven Patient Safety Practices

Special Edition - 2001
Caring for Your Patient in an Outpatient Setting:
Anesthesiology in Today's Office Practice

Issue 3 - 2001
Women & Heart Disease: CAD UNTIL PROVEN OTHERWISE
by Gina Price Lundberg, M.D., FACC

Issue 2 - 2001
Stroke: The Urgency of Early Diagnostics
by Douglas S. Stuart, M.D.

Issue 1 - 2001
Breast Cancer Until Proven Otherwise
by Catherine S. Andrews, M.D.

Issue 3 - 2000
When in Doubt, Think Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
by Jack Douglas Scott, M.D. FACEP

Issue 2 - 2000
Office-Based Surgery Safety
by John B. Neeld, M.D.
E. Dan Deloach, M.D. FACS

Issue 1 - 2000
Placental Pathology and Obstretic Outcome by David A. Schwartz, M.D. FCAP

Issue 4 - 1999
Risk Management Issues in Telemedicine by Robert Bean

Issue 3 - 1999
Risk Management Techniques to Avoid Allegations of Sexual Misconduct by Victoria Jackson, RN

Issue 2 - 1999
Red Alert! by William C. Collins, M.D.

Issue 1 - 1999
Employee Lawsuits Rising... Protect Your Practice!

 


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