Site Map for MAG Mutual

		The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005
		Keeping Your Patients and Yourselves Out Of Litigious Situations
		SHOULDER DYSTOCIA: MINIMIZING MALPRACTICE RISK
		Medical Office Practice Self Assessment
		Disclosure of Health Information Without Patient Authorization
		Claims Lessons
		Risk Management + Quality = DEVELOPING EXCELLENCE IN QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY
		EMTALA - Duties of On-Call Physicians
		Risk Management FAQ's
		Record Retention: For how long should I retain my patients' medical records in Georgia?
		HIPAA: Where can I learn more about HIPAA?
		Regulations:I only recently learned of new regulations that went into effect last year and concern my practice. How can I find out about changes more promptly?
		Chaperones: Do you recommend that physicians utilize chaperones during patient exams?
		Call Coverage: What guidelines should I follow when covering call for another physician?
		BLS Certification:How often should clinical personnel be recertified for Basic Life Support?
		Informed Consent: Which are better: general or procedure-specific forms?
		Informed Refusal: I offered my best advice, but the patient still doesn’t want the treatment. What should I do?
		Patient Discharge:A difficult patient keeps threatening to sue. Can I discharge him?
		Record Release – Minor Patient: I’m a Georgia pediatrician. A minor patient disclosed her pregnancy to me, which I confirmed by test. Her mother has demanded a copy of the complete medical record, including the test result. May I release it?
		Fee Discount: A dissatisfied patient has asked me to waive their fee. If I do, won’t I be admitting liability?
		Record Rention: For how long should I retain my patients' medical records in Georgia?
		Record Rention: For how long should I retain my patients' medical records in North Carolina?
		Record Retention: For how long should I retain my patients' medical records in Florida?
		Record Release: In Georgia, can I refuse to release medical records to a patient who won't pay his bill?
		Office Practice - Sale: I’m selling my practice. What do I need to do?
		Office Practice - Closing: I’m retiring and closing my practice. What do I need to do?
		Legal: A patient’s attorney called and wants to chat with me about a matter indirectly related to the care I provided. Should I do it?
		ADA/Foreign Language Patient:We lose money every time we use an interpreter. Any suggestions?
		Electronic Communication: May I leave a message regarding a patient’s care on their home voicemail? Their cell phone voicemail?
		E-Mail Advice: We’re thinking about using e-mail to answer simple medical questions. What issues should we consider?
		Copying Charges: How much can I charge for medical records in Georgia?
		Copying Charges: How much may I charge for medical records in North Carolina?
		Diagnostic Test Tracking: Since my interpreting radiologist is already required to notify patients of their screening mammogram results, why must I, as the ordering physician, track these tests?
		Minor Consent: As a Georgia pediatrician, when may I treat a minor without parental consent?
		Minor Consent:As a North Carolina pediatrician, when may I treat a minor without parental consent?
		Minor Consent: As a Florida pediatrician, when may I treat a minor without parental consent?
		Treatment of Minors: As a Georgia pediatrician, may I treat a minor without their parent or guardian present?
		Claim Reporting: When should we notify MAG Mutual of an incident?
		Unauthorized Prescriptions: A pharmacy called regarding our employee's phoning in prescriptions for herself using my DEA number. What should I do?
		Dictation Review: I'm too busy to review all my dictation. Isn't my "Dictated But Not Read Stamp" enough?
		Hospitalists who are they.what do they do.collaboration is key to success
		Managing Medical Malpractice Stress: The Impact & Symptoms
		MAG Mutual - Risk Management Newsletter
		Risk Management Suggestions for OB/GYNs: Fetal Monitoring and Related Delivery Decisions
		MAG Mutual - Risk Management - New Physician Resource Center
		MAG Mutual - Risk Management - Small Practice Resource Center
		Risk Management Tools
		Risk Management Articles
		The Physician-Patient “Tug of War”