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Category: Physicians

How to Address EHR Alert Fatigue

Recent analysis indicates physicians are experiencing EHR alert fatigue, which can harm patient care. Health systems can adopt strategies to ensure patient safety, while optimizing use of the technology.

Attorneys Respond to Medical Professional Liability FAQs on Diagnostic Test Follow-up

MLMIC encourages policyholders to review attorneys’ answers to frequently asked questions on medical professional liability related to diagnostic test follow-up.

Risk Management Tip: Effective Telehealth Patient Engagement

The proliferation of telehealth highlights the need to implement effective strategies for patient engagement. Review this Risk Management Tip from MLMIC to reinforce related policies and protocols within your practice or facility.

Strategies to Mitigate Telehealth Security Threats

Telehealth use requires health systems to ensure existing policies and procedures protect patient health information and privacy.

Experts Caution Against Opioid Issuance for Long-COVID

A troubling percentage of long-COVID patients are using opioids to address the scope of symptoms that can cripple one’s health for months after a diagnosis.

Risk Management Checklists: Technology in Healthcare

MLMIC encourages policyholders to review these important Risk Management Checklists on technology, including guidance on EHR copy/paste, computers in exam rooms, patient portals, protected health information, health IT and online reviews.

Risk Management Tip: Utilizing Telehealth in Your Practice

Telehealth continues to rapidly expand, due in large part to the COVID-19 pandemic, and is viewed as an effective method of healthcare delivery. Review this Risk Management Tip from MLMIC to reinforce related policies and protocols within your practice or facility.

Access to Records Can Strengthen Patient Engagement

After adopting 21st Century Cures Act compliance strategies, physicians say patient access to their records can lend itself to stronger engagement and higher satisfaction.

Attorneys Respond to Medical Professional Liability FAQs on the Doctor-Patient Relationship

MLMIC encourages policyholders to review attorneys’ answers to frequently asked questions on medical professional liability related to the doctor-patient relationship, including legal guidance on when the relationship begins and how to discharge a patient.

Risk Management Tip: The Proper Use of Scribes

One way that physicians have chosen to address the growing workload associated with electronic health records is through the use of scribes. Review this Risk Management Tip from MLMIC to reinforce related policies and protocols within your practice or facility.