Risk Management

As a physician, I depend on my clinical team to take care of the busy work. But I have a problem when staff make medical decisions without my input.

Cyber risk isn't just a technology issue. It affects your entire business, so have a plan in place and mitigated through education and risk management.

Recent court rulings underscore the importance of maintaining compliance with Medicare billing.

Summer is officially upon us and with it comes increased personal liability and safety issues doctors and their families need to consider carefully.

Promoting commercial products, like television's Dr. Oz, can present a conflict of interest for physicians.

Tailored risk management can reduce healthcare costs. While your insurer does its best to reduce your risk, here are three ways physicians can do the same.

The activities of a few bad physicians in the healthcare industry will continue to make the business of healthcare an overly regulated one.

Step up HIPAA compliance by identifying what's getting other practices into trouble, and taking steps to avoid making the same mistakes.

More malpractice cases relating to physicians' EHR use are occurring. Here's what to do to ensure such a problem does not happen to you.

Forget patient portals, faxes, and snail mail. E-mail is more accessible, so here are five ways to securely communicate with patients and peers.

Preparing for the worst possible scenarios by maintaining legal documentation is the only way a medical group can be prepared to protect itself.

While the concept of physicians disclosing potential wrongdoing might appear valid on paper, it is actually more trouble that it is worth.

Change can impact a physician’s two key risk exposures: professional liability and long-term disability. Here's how to reduce your risks.

Internists, family physicians, and other physicians are often named in cardiology-related malpractice claims. Here are some ways to lessen your risks.

Informed consent traditionally attempts to indemnify liability. Without disclosing risk and cost, it creates it.

Healthcare is two parts: the process and the outcome. The latter can get you sued, but how you handle and behave during the process can protect you.

Harrison Ford's airplane crash is another unfortunate event that can be used as a teachable moment for physicians and their financial future.

Conducting an internal health IT risk assessment is a HIPAA requirement, and also protects your patients' data. To get started, use this security matrix.

Giving away your practice's old computer equipment is not the best solution. Here's what you should be aware of, before you pitch it out.

Apologizing to a patient when an error occurs is critical to reducing malpractice risks, but it's very difficult to do the right way. Here are some tips.

Four key physician-patient communication problems increase the likelihood of a lawsuit. Here's what they are, and how to avoid them.

Providing excellent clinical care can reduce the likelihood of a lawsuit, but the clinical side is not the only area to focus on.

Understand the ins and outs of a HIPAA breach and, more importantly, avoid them with 12 strategies to enact at your practice.

A real-life example shows us that personal liability insurance and large umbrella policy are vital parts of a strong asset protection plan for physicians.

The recent Anthem record breach underscores a growing threat to all of us in the healthcare industry. But proper risk management can help you fight back.

When it comes to asset protection many physicians mistakenly focus only on medical malpractice risk. Recent news reports illustrate other serious risks.

New data from Quest Diagnostics suggests while the rate of misuse of prescription drugs is high, there are strategies for physicians to use with patients.

As tax season approaches, tax scams targeting doctors once again spike. Here are some basic tips for protecting yourself from criminals and the IRS.

Every medical practice should have a compliance officer. Here are 15 tasks to assign this important individual.