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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!
