CAPsules Editions / Articles

CAPsules is the quarterly Risk Management newsletter sent to all CAP/MPT members. The following articles are available by clicking on the title. Additional articles are available, by topic listing, in the Risk Management Issues / Topics section. Click here to access.

4th Quarter 2004  -   2007 | 2006-2005  |  2004-2003  |  2002-2001  |  2000

Medical Board of California: An “Insider's Perspective”

Case of the Month: Poor Documentation: How To Make A Complicated Case Worse

3rd Quarter 2004

Peer Review: A Core Value of Membership - Part II: Closed Claims Peer Review

Case of the Month: When Only Performing the Work Yourself Will Do

Medical / Legal Q&A: Medical Supervision of Ultrasound Technicians

2nd Quarter 2004

Missing Pieces of the Puzzle Patching Holes Created by Episodic Care

Case of the Month: Elder Abuse Cases: Health Care Provider or Custodian?

Medical / Legal Q&A: Dictated and Signed but Not Read; You're Still Not Done!

1st Quarter 2004

Peer Review: A Core Value of Membership

Case of the Month: Making Birthing Wishes Part of the Delivery Plan

Medical / Legal Q&A: Birth Plans, Delivery Preferences (and Other Pains of Labor)

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4th Quarter 2003

Setting the Record Straight - The Physician's Legal Obligations in Using Electronic Medical Records

Case of the Month: Elder Abuse Act Applies to More Than Just Elders

Medical / Legal Q&A: October 16, 2003: Deadline For HIPAA Transactions & Code Sets

3rd Quarter 2003

Just What The Doctor Ordered: Dealing With Non-Compliant Patients

Case of the Month: Documentation Is the Key When Patients Don't Comply

2nd Quarter 2003

Divorced Parents: How Treating Physicians Stay Clear of Legal Entanglements

Medical / Legal Q&A: Authorization For Release of Deceased Patient's Records

Case of the Month: Non-Medical Facts Sometimes Can Impair The Defense of a Case

1st Quarter 2003

RELEASE OF HIV TEST RESULTS: FAQs

Medical / Legal Q&A: New Doctor's "Bill of Rights"

Case of the Month: ENTER THE WARRIOR: THE IME DOCTOR


Capsule Editions  -   2006-2005  |  2004-2003  |  2002-2001  |  2000

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