Publications & Resources

The personal use of cell phones poses a significant risk in healthcare settings as it may distract physicians and staff from the tasks at hand.

Lack of health literacy can make effective communication with patients a challenge. At stake may be inability to comply with treatment regimens, give informed consent and use medication properly.

Ineffective communication and transfer of patient information has been associated with medical errors, patient harm and patient dissatisfaction.

Before responding to a request to allow a high school or college student shadow you at an office or facility, consider the medical liability and patient safety risks.

While NOACs are considered to have certain advantages to warfarin, they also have disadvantages. MLMIC believes it is important for providers to be aware of the potential risks of prescribing any medication.

Dental practices should develop protocols for tracking consultations, including patient compliance, and documenting conversations between referring and consulting dentists. In addition, patients’ dental records should reflect referral compliance (or non-compliance) and include related correspondence.

A new online risk management CME program, Follow-Up VI, has been developed for our policyholders and is now available online.

In recognition of National Patient Safety Awareness Week, we encourage all our insureds to identify ways to improve patient safety and reduce risk.

MLMIC supports the NY State Department of Health’s ongoing efforts to promote safe injection practices.

MLMIC believes in helping our insureds understand and gain access to current information impacting the health and safety of patients.