ARTICLES AND FORMS

ARBITRATION
A message to our Patients about Arbitration
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Frequently Asked Questions About Arbitration
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Physician-Patient Arbitration Agreement
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Questions Physicians Ask About Arbitration (For member physicians)
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RISK MANAGEMENT WEBSITE REFERENCE GUIDE
For questions about laws or scope of practice
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MEDICAL RECORDS
Medical Information and Record Release
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Download Form: Authorization Release Form (pdf)

Closing Your Medical Practice
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Download Sample Letter: Closing Your Medical Practice SAMPLE LETTER (doc)

DISCONTINUING CARE OF A PATIENT
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Download Sample Letter: Discontinuing A Patient Sample Letter (doc)

CONSENT
Consent for Minors
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Minors: May a Qualified Relative Give Consent?
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Download Form: Caregiver's Authorization Affidavit (pdf)

Treating Minors of Divorced Parents
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VBAC Consent Form
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CAP Consent to Medical or Surgical Care and Treatment
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CAP Hysterectomy Consent Form
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Vaginal Birth After Previous Cesarean Delivery
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END OF LIFE DECISIONS
Competence and Informed Consent for End-of-Life Decisions
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The Patient Decided to "Die With Dignity" but Changed His Mind! What Now?
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Living Wills
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Wrongful Living Liability: Medicine and Law Collide Over End-of-Life Decisions
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MANAGED CARE
Managing Managed Care
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Physician Business Strategies For an Era of Managed Care
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GENERAL RISK MANAGEMENT
Ten Commandments of Risk Management
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OBSTETRICS
Obstetrical Risk Reduction Strategies
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Screening for Birth Defects: Pros and Cons
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Maneuvers to Accomplish Delivery With Shoulder Dystocia
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ORTHOPEDICS
Orthopedic Risk Reduction Strategies
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PEDIATRICS
Pediatric Risk Strategies
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BREAST CARCINOMA
Keeping Abreast of the Masses: Tools to Improve Documentation of Breast Exams
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Sonographic Evaluation of Breast Masses: A Management Alternative
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Breast Exam Documentation Stamp Kit
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