Risk Management

Here are five steps physicians can take to secure the benefits of ancillary products and services while minimizing the risks.

Every new business venture into which physicians enter could present significant legal risk and should properly be vetted.

Don’t let your practice fall short when it comes to workplace safety policies and procedures. Here are some tips.

This week we take a look at D&O or “Directors and Officers” insurance policies that protect executives in medical practices.

Whether Hurricane Sandy impacted your medical practice directly or not, it is a clear reminder of the importance of business continuity planning.

Describing his life of accomplishment, world-renowned pediatric neurosurgeon Ben Carson advises setting distant goals and resolving to achieve them.

As efforts to combat fraud, waste, and abuse intensify, medical practices are facing more scrutiny. Here are three areas to focus on.

Beware of these five major hackers who prey on your online brand as a physician to make money for themselves.

Here is a list of the top five most unethical practices to watch out for online that can hurt your medical practice.

How family physician Katharina Scharruhn and her partner-husband learned to treat their practice like a business.

It's time to start thinking about what would happen if a key member of your medical practice were no longer there.

Including three precautionary steps in your evaluation process of a disability and medical liability insurer for your practice is a worthy investment.

An event that causes reputational damage, receiving media and public attention can hurt your practice. Here's what to do if you face such a situation.

Here are 10 tips to improve your medical practice social media return on investment you've likely never heard before.

An emergency can happen any time at your medical practice, so perhaps now is the best time to have a plan in place and educate staff.

Here's a case study of one orthopedic physician's online footprint and five no-cost steps to take control of your own online reputation.

The earlier you recognize you are a victim of identity theft the better. Here are key warning signs to watch out for.

Got a patient who's abusing your staff, ignoring your advice, failing to pay his bill? When you realize it just isn't going to work, it's usually best to let the patient go. Here's how to do it correctly.

One woman's declaration of love for her physician shouldn't mean dismissal. Or should it?

Protecting what you've worked for starts with having the right malpractice insurance, but it doesn't end there. Here's how to mitigate risks coming from all directions.

Innovation is great. Litigation isn't. Here's how to use the latest tech tools at your practice properly and within the letter of the law.

You've heard all the guidance about the importance of good patient relations and documentation as a way to avoid a malpractice suit. But now, you think you may have a problem. Here's what to do.

Be willing to take action and responsibility as the CEO of your medical business including delegating the management of financial issues to experts.

A visit from the authorities does not necessarily mean that you have been or will be accused of anything improper, but it can hurt your reputation and your business.

The HITECH Act significantly strengthened aspects of the HIPAA Security Rule. If you are a 'Covered Entity' or 'Business Associate' it's time to get serious!