Venous Thromboembolism—Risk Factors, Prevention, and Diagnosis
Director's Forum—by David B. Troxel, MD, Medical Director, Board of Governors

Early Offers
Politically Speaking—by Leona Egeland Siadek, Vice President, Government Relations

In Pursuit of Quality: Teaming Up with One of Our “Star” Accounts
An Ounce of Prevention—by Tom Finnerty, Chief Operating Officer, Kids Health First, and Susan Marr, MSA, CPHRM

Identifying High-Quality Health Care Organizations
Guest Column—by Barbara J. Youngberg, JD, MSW, BSN, FASHRM

Member Experience Survey

Industry and Company News
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SCPIE Acquisition Complete
From the Chairman—by Richard E. Anderson, MD, FACP, Chairman and CEO

Litigation Science
Politically Speaking—by Leona Egeland Siadek, Vice President, Government Relations

Top Findings in Our Office Practice Surveys
An Ounce of Prevention—by Robin Diamond, JD, RN; AHA Fellow–Patient Safety Leadership; Senior Vice President, Patient Safety

To Test or Not to Test: That Was the Question
Lessons from Litigation—by David B. Troxel, MD, Medical Director, Board of Governors

Industry and Company News
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In Memory of Ann S. Lofsky, MD
From the Chairman—by Richard E. Anderson, MD, FACP, Chairman and CEO

Shoulder Dystocia—A Major Cause of Liability Claims in Obstetrics
Director’s Forum—by David B. Troxel, MD, Medical Director, Board of Governors

Patient Safety Strategies for Shoulder Dystocia: Lessons Learned
An Ounce of Prevention—by Cynthia Morrison, BSN, ARM, CPHRM,
and Louis Marzano, MD, FACOG

Applying Consumer Protection Acts Against Doctors
Politically Speaking—by Leona Egeland Siadek, Vice President, Government Relations

Court Upholds Captain-of-the-Ship Doctrine
Case in Point—by Richard Cahill, Associate General Counsel

Physician Employment Agreements
Insurance Matters—by Bill Fleming, RPLU, Assistant Vice President, Underwriting

Medtronic Neuromodulation SynchroMed and IsoMed Implantable Infusion Pumps
Risk Management Alert—by David B. Troxel, MD, Medical Director, Board of Governors

Industry and Company News
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Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines—a 2008 Update
Director’s Forum—by David B. Troxel, MD, Medical Director, Board of Governors

Key Steps in the Cervical Cancer Screening Process
An Ounce of Prevention—by Susan Shepard, MSN, MA, RN, Director, Patient Safety Education

A Good Procedure for Procedures
Case Closed!—by Ann S. Lofsky, MD, Anesthesia Consultant and Governor Emeritus

Competition from Medical Tourism
Politically Speaking—by Leona Egeland Siadek, Vice President, Government Relations

Translation
Our Writing Contest—by John H. Degenhardt, MS, DO, FACOA

The Pit Stop
Our Writing Contest—by William E. Byrd, MD, FACP

Industry and Company News
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