Publications & Resources

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.

Providing for the safety of patient, staff and providers by performing necessary inspections and maintenance of equipment is an important part of office practices today.

The results of the survey will be presented to our policyholders as part of our ongoing educational efforts to reduce risk and promote patient safety.

Effective communication is imperative in ensuring patient safety, especially during patient handoffs.