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Risk Management Checklists for Dentists: Office Policies
MLMIC encourages policyholders to review these important Risk Management Checklists on office policies, including guidance on maintaining patient confidentiality, tracking test results, following up on missed or cancelled appointments and handling patient complaints.
Risk Management Checklists for Dentists: Medication Management
MLMIC encourages policyholders to review these important Risk Management Checklists on medication management, specifically, handling prescription medication to maximize patient safety. Be sure to view or download the checklist for use in your dental practice.
Risk Management Checklists for Dentists: Dentist-Patient Relationships
MLMIC encourages policyholders to review these important Risk Management Checklists on dentist-patient relationships, including guidance on properly discontinuing the dentist-patient relationship, treating patients with whom you have a close relationship, managing patient noncompliance and managing negative online reviews.
Q&A: Can Providers Refuse to Treat Patients Who Are Unvaccinated Against COVID-19?
What are providers’ options when patients refuse to get the COVID-19 vaccine? The law firm of Fager Amsler Keller & Schoppmann, LLC, informs providers about what they can, should and should not do in the face of such a situation.
Risk Management Checklists for Dentists: Patient Communication
MLMIC encourages policyholders to review these important Risk Management Checklists for Dentists on patient communication, including guidance on after-hours calls, communication between consulting and referring dentists, sharing test results and communicating with low health literacy patients.
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.
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.