Articles and Insights on Hospitals
A list of articles and expert insights on patient safety issues and risks in hospitals.
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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.
Nov 17, 2022
Telemedicine and Patient Care Access: Challenges in the Post-Roe Landscape
Telemedicine offers the potential both to bridge geographic gaps and to increase access to in-clinic appointments for pregnant patients. However, varying state laws and patient disparities continue to provide challenges for physicians.
Jun 19, 2016
Disclosure Resources Appendix 4: Disclosure Meeting Protocol
Follow these protocols when having disclosure meetings with patients.
Jun 22, 2023
Diagnostic Safety Resource Center
This resource center provides easy access to resources from The Doctors Company and other trusted organizations, institutions of higher learning, and subject matter experts.
New Mexico Legislative Update
The medical liability landscape in New Mexico has seen significant changes over the past few years. Legislation has been enacted that has fundamentally changed the New Mexico Medical Malpractice Act. These new laws significantly alter the way medical malpractice cases are tried, the amount of damages that can and will be awarded, and the funding and management of the state’s Patient Compensation Fund (PCF). In turn, these new laws directly impact the availability and affordability of medical liability insurance for New Mexico’s healthcare professionals.