Course:

Physician Risk Management 1609

Specialty:	Risk Management	Format:	Text
Course #:	10775	Price:	$10.00
Release date:	2012-09-01	Valid through:	2014-09-01
Publication:	This activity originally appeared in Physician Risk Management.
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Target Audience:

This activity is intended for physicians, physician managers, and risk managers.

Sponsor:

This activity is sponsored by AHC Media.

Accreditation:

AHC Media is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation:

AHC Media designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Faculty

Physician Editor William Sullivan, DO, JD, FACEP Emergency Physician St. Margaret’s Hospital Spring Valley, IL Clinical Instructor Department of Emergency Medicine Midwestern University Downers Grove, IL Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Emergency Medicine University of Illinois Chicago Sullivan Law Office Frankfort, IL Author Stacy Kusterbeck Executive Editor Joy Dickinson Co-Authors Jonathan D. Rubin, Esq. Ericka Saint-Hilaire Carol Gulinello Philip Nash

Subjects:	Is expert witness in malpractice suit making false, misleading statements? Do EMRs reduce or increase lawsuit risks? Was order texted? Patients are at risk Negligent retention or hiring: Bigger verdict? Don't fail to follow up on findings: Avoid suits Elective inductions may raise legal risks Actions after suit may worsen physician's woes
Objectives:	describe the legal, clinical, financial, and managerial issues pertinent to physician risk management explain the impact of risk management issues on patients, physicians, legal counsel, and management identify solutions to risk management problems for physicians, administrators, risk managers, and insurers to use in overcoming the challenges they face in daily practice.
Financial Disclosure:
Physician Editor William Sullivan, DO, JD, FACEP, Author Stacy Kusterbeck, Executive Editor Joy Dickinson, Co-Authors Jonathan D. Rubin, Ericka Saint-Hilaire, Carol Gulinello, and Philip Nash report no consultant, stockholder, speaker's bureau, research, or other financial relationships with companies having ties to this field of study. Copyright 2012 AHC Media LLC. All rights reserved.

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