February 02, 2021, Business Insurance
Improved Risk Management a Welcome Step Forward
David L. Feldman, MD, MBA, FACS, chief medical officer for The Doctors Company and for the TDC Group of companies, is among experts quoted and notes how telemedicine provides the increased ability to create accurate medical records as the physician-patient encounter occurs.
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Jul 22, 2024
Patient Safety Strategies for Oncology
The strategies presented here can help oncologists keep their patients safe as they mitigate risks.
Articles and Insights on Hospitals
A list of articles and expert insights on patient safety issues and risks in hospitals.
Patient Relationships
A list of articles, expert insights, and education on managing physician-patient relationships.
Podiatry
A list of articles, expert insights, and education on patient safety issues and risks in podiatry.
Professional Education
Module 1: Eliminating Stigma Through Clinical Understanding (Innovations and Smart Approaches in Safe Prescribing)
Learn several new concepts and innovation tips. Learn about the new CDC Guidelines about pain. This program will show how to treat pain, opioid withdrawal, and/or opioid addiction. It will show how to taper opioids and you will learn how to conduct “motivational interviewing.” You will gain an increased awareness in neurobiology, psychology, and heritability of addiction. Examine your own internal biases that impact care of your patients who misuse opioids. Lastly, you will evaluate addiction without stigma to build trust and rapport with patients who misuse opioids. This module consists of four audio-filled videos. To successfully complete this course, you must achieve a passing score of 80 percent in the post-test questions.
Communication
A list of articles, expert insights, and education on patient safety issues and risks around patient-physician communication.
Pediatrics
A list of articles, expert insights, and education on patient safety issues and risks in pediatrics.
Jun 19, 2016
Disclosure Resources Appendix 2: Disclosure Scenarios
Physicians can use these examples of effective and ineffective disclosures to better communicate adverse events and complications in their office practices.
Jun 19, 2016
Disclosure Resources Appendix 4: Disclosure Meeting Protocol
Follow these protocols when having disclosure meetings with patients.