Risk Management

In light of increased federal surveillance, physicians must examine their controlled substance prescribing protocols.

Poor physician communication makes it more likely a patient will file a malpractice lawsuit against you. Here are 10 things to never say to patients.

Here are some tips to keep your medical practice and your patients safe during what is shaping up to be a tough winter across the US.

Would your medical staff know what to do in the event of a power outage, active-shooter incident, or data breach? An emergency plan is a critical first step.

Here's how to prepare for three of the worst unexpected emergencies: natural disasters, theft, and active-shooter incidents.

How winter's wrath illuminates the importance of a good medical-disaster plan.

Selecting the right disability coverage to fit evolving needs is vitally important as you proceed along your career path as a physician. So know your options.

The physician-patient relationship can be terminated for any non-discriminatory reason with proper notice. It is best to do so as cordially as possible.

Angelo Scozia of Willis North America discusses using human capital to mitigate medical practice risk and how to empower your employees.

Many physicians are squeezing more patient visits into each day. But how many patient visits is too much?

Patient no-shows: Most medical practices want to avoid them, but sometimes I hope they happen in the best interests of my office.

Noteworthy items from Physicians Practice

Many physicians fail to review or update their informed consent forms to ensure they comply with state laws, standards of practice, and specific regulations.

Many physicians are enjoying historically low pricing in the med-mal market, but within the insurance industry some caution that what goes down must come up.

Assess the risk of vulnerability and threats regarding your EHR and protected health information to avoid liability issues for your medical practice.

Ensuring a "chain of trust" is present with protected health information is essential for medical practices following the HIPAA Final Omnibus Rule.

A look at how enterprise risk management can help prepare medical practices for the looming ICD-10 coding transition.

The Drug Quality and Security Act is important to physicians, both as prescribers and as passive investors in compounding pharmacies.

Experts on enterprise risk management and your medical practice, the changing dynamic of risk, and the effect on human capital.

Text messages between medical practices and patients are a great way to violate HIPAA - unless you take very specific precautions.

Recent reports of cyber attacks involving patients' medical records have physicians wondering whether cyber insurance is a smart idea to protect their practices.

Medical practices need to understand how whistle-blower lawsuits work and how the government decides which cases to pursue.

Make sure the locum tenens staffing company your medical practice is considering provides these three essential services to better protect your business.

Physicians need to talk with advisers about the new ethical and business dilemmas that will be posed by high-deductible insurance plans.

To help ensure you know exactly how to handle workplace conflict at your medical practice, we asked an expert to weigh in.