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Category: Physicians

MLMIC and MagnaCare Present “Hot Topics in Healthcare”

MLMIC and MagnaCare will present “Hot Topics in Healthcare” on September 24 at the Long Island Marriott from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The Joint Commission Issues New Alert on Direct Oral Anticoagulants

To avoid adverse events related to direct oral anticoagulants, The Joint Commission has released a Sentinel Event Alert with specific actions for physicians and other healthcare providers in all clinical settings.

New York’s Sepsis Management Protocol Reduces Death Rate

Researchers have found New York State’s mandated “protocolized sepsis care was associated with a greater decrease in sepsis mortality” compared with states without these regulations.

Report: Three Major Disease Categories Account for Three-Fourths of All Serious Harms from Diagnostic Errors

Researchers say that over “100,000 Americans die or are permanently disabled each year due to medical diagnoses that initially miss conditions or are wrong or delayed” and that “three major disease categories account for nearly three-fourths of all serious harms from diagnostic errors.”

MLMIC Resource Center Assists Policyholders with Risk Management and Patient Safety Inquiries

MLMIC policyholders and their staff have exclusive access to the MLMIC Resource Center, which can access a wide variety of current healthcare reference materials on your behalf and promptly provide these research findings to you.

MLMIC Launches Case Review Podcast Examining New York State Medical Professional Liability Cases

The July 2019 edition of MLMIC’s Case Review includes case studies highlighting how questions related to communication and informed consent impacted two separate medical liability cases in New York.

NYSDOH Advisory on Recommendations for BCG Live Single-Use Vials During Shortage

To address the shortage of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) Live, a drug used in treatment of bladder cancer, the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) has issued interim infection control guidance permitting providers to treat multiple patients from the same single-use vial of BCG.

CDC Offers Infection Control Training Which Qualifies for Free Continuing Education Credits

New courses from the CDC are part of a free curriculum that includes over 40 training modules designed to address both the technical and foundational elements of healthcare-associated infection (HAI) prevention.

Study Warns That Lethal Falls Among the Elderly Are on the Rise

According to new research published in JAMA, deaths from falls tripled among the elderly between 2000 and 2016, and these falls cost an estimated $50 billion in medical care annually. Fall prevention strategies are recommended for adults older than 65 years.

How the 2019 Legislative Session Impacts Medical Liability and Healthcare in New York

MLMIC has released a new edition of The Albany Report to help physicians, dentists and other healthcare providers understand the impact of the most recent Legislative session on their practice in New York State.