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These publications contain articles on medical practice risk management. MAG Mutual does not presume to establish any standard of care or establish rules for the practice of medicine. The particular patient-care strategies or range of patient-care strategies mentioned in these newsletters should be tempered by the physician's judgment. The Adobe Acrobat Reader, a free program for reading many documents on the web is required to view these publications.

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Volume 16/Number 2 - 2010 - NEW!

  • The Medico-Legal Aspects of Acute Compartment Syndrome- Avoiding the Sequelae of a Delayed Diagnosis
  • Chart Documentation of Patients Leaving Without Being Seen or Against Medical Advice
  • Physician Liability for Shared Records in a Group EMR System
  • Check out Our Web Site’s New Look!
  • How are we doing?

Volume 16/Number 1 - 2010

  • Hidden Consequences of Taking Call—Misunderstandings and Miscommunications
  • Employment Practices Services Question of the Month
  • Just When You Thought Your Narcotics Were Safe…… Implementing a Fail Safe System in the Ambulatory Surgery Center
  • Joint Commission Alert: Preventing Deaths During, After Pregnancy High blood pressure, diabetes, obesity put women at risk.

Volume 15/Number 4 - 2009

  • Cosmetic Medicine: The Beauty and the Beast
  • Suggestions for Selecting Information Technology to Support Your Practice
  • Doctor, Just Say No
  • Is Your Practice HIPAA IT “ Secure” ?

Volume 15/Number 3 - 2009

  • Medication Management Issues – A Driver in Professional Liability Lawsuits
  • New Offering for Policyholders: FreeWeb-Based RiskManagement Training for Office Staff
  • Medication Management: What Does Your Medical Record Documentation Reflect?
  • Develop Grass-Roots Level Organizational Commitment and Improve Productivity by “Engaging” Your Employees
  • Problems Documenting Test Result Management- How about this Risk Management Tip?

Volume 15/Number 2 - 2009

  • Medical History: The Cornerstone of the Medical Visit
  • PAP Smear/Cervical Cytology, What is Current Today?
  • Medical Assistant - Certification Programs
  • Claims Lessons
  • 2009 Physician CME Seminar Schedule

Volume 15/Number 1 - 2009

  • Patient Non-Compliance—A Powerful Legal Defense
  • Risk Management Transitions Department
  • A Working Model for Credentialing and Supervising Medical Assistants
  • Hearing Impaired Patients—Physician Obligation to Provide Interpreters

Volume 14/Number 4 - 2008

  • Patient Expectations and Disposition Decisions in the E.D.
  • Top Hits in Obstetrics; an Obstetrician’ s Commentary
  • Dealing with the Threat of a Medical Liability Claim

Volume 14/Number 3 - 2008

  • Cervical Spine Trauma: CT VS. Radiography, A Risk Management Perspective
  • Risk Management Scoop! Tracking & Follow-up
  • Being Consistent with Performance Reviews: The Process
  • Risk Management Newsletter Reader Survey

Volume 14/Number 2 - 2008

  • Ambulatory Surgical Centers -- Risk Management and Insurance Concerns
  • Register today to Improve Patient Safety and Enhance Liability Protection
  • Up-to-the Minute FDA Patient Safety Alerts
  • Risky Business: Ending the Employer-Employee Relationship

Volume 14/Number 1 - 2008

  • Supervision, Guidelines Key to Managing MLP Risk
  • Risk Management Strategies for Both Physicians and MLPs
  • MLP Performance Appraisal
  • A Private Practice “Quality Improvement” Success Story

 



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The risk management advice presented in this Site is intended as general information of interest to physicians and other healthcare professionals. The recommendations and advice published on this Site do not reflect or establish a standard of care and do not establish rules for the practice of medicine. The publication of this information is not intended as an offer to insure such conditions or exposures, or to indicate that MAG Mutual Insurance Company will underwrite such risks for the reader. Our liability is limited to the specific written terms and conditions of actual insurance policies issued.



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