Risk Management Articles

Issues / Topics

Arbitration
Frequently Asked Questions About Arbitration


Management
Physicians Guide to Employment Practices Liabilities


Medical Records
Medical Information and Record Release

Closing Your Medical Practice


Discontinuing Care of a Patient
How to Properly Discontinue Care of a Patient


Consent
Consent for Minors

Minors: May A Relative Give Consent

New Laws Affect Managed Care, Patient Consent

CAP Consent to Surgery / Procedure Form

CAP Hysterectomy Consent Form

Vaginal Birth After C-Section Consent Form


End of Life Decisions

Competence and Informed Consent for End-of-Life Decisions

The Patient Decided to "Die With Dignity" but Changed His Mind! What Now?

Living Wills

Wrongful Living Liability: Medicine and Law Collide Over End-of-Life Decisions


Managed Care
Managing Managed Care

New Laws Affect Managed Care, Patient Consent

Physician Business Strategies For an Era of Managed Care


Physician - Patient Communication
Physician - Patient Dialogue: Key to Avoiding Malpractice Lawsuits


General Risk Management
Ten Commandments of Risk Management


Specialty Specific Resources

Obstetrics
Obstetrical Risk Reduction Strategies

Screening for Birth Defects: Pros and Cons

Vaginal Birth After C-Section Consent Form

Vaginal Birth After C-Section

Maneuvers to Accomplish Delivery With Shoulder Dystocia


Orthopedics
Orthopedic Risk Reduction Strategies


Pediatrics
Pediatric Risk Strategies


Diagnosis Related:

Breast Carcinoma
Keeping Abreast of the Masses: Tools to Improve Documentation of Breast Exams

Sonographic Evaluation of Breast Masses: A Management Alternative

Breast Exam Documentation Stamp / Kit


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