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Adverse Events, Apology, Disclosure, & Errors
Admissibility

Admissibility to Communications of Sympathy

How to Respond to an Adverse Event

Medically Induced Trauma Support Services

Mix of Methods Used to Identify Adverse Events (Study)

Sorry Works! Coalition


When Things Go Wrong: Responding to Adverse Events (Harvard Hospitals 2006)


Aortic Dissection
Aortic Dissection at Any Age, The Tyler Kahle Story
 

Asset Protection
What Physician Practice Groups Need to Know
 

Best Practices
Follow-up Phone Call

Informed Consent

Refrigerators in Physician Offices

Return All Phone Calls
 

Cardiology
Informed Consent for Echocardiogram with Definity
 

Case Studies - Real Malpractice Claims and Suits Analyzed for Your Benefit
A Physician Cannot Hide Behind the Fact that He Was Only "On-Call"

A Physician Should Not Lose Focus of the Patient’s Primary Complaints
 

Coding
Coding for Revenue at QuantiaMD

Coding Secrets Unlocked

How to Bill Like a Lawyer

ICD-10: Are you Prepared?

ICD-10: Provider Office Changes

ICD-10: Transition Preparation

ICD-10: Translator


ICD-10: Website Countdown Widget

 

Communication - Patient Relations
American Academy on Communication in Healthcare

Balint Training

Email Communication with Patients

Establishing a Rapport

Health Literacy and Patient Safety:                 Help Patients Understand
     - Manual
     - Video

Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit

Importance of Cultural Competency and Communication in Medical Care

Institute for Healthcare Communication

What did the Doctor Say? Improving Health Literacy to Improve Patient Safety

Workshop Toward Health Equality and Patient-Centeredness: Integrating Health Literacy, Disparities Reduction, and Quality Improvement
 

Documentation
Texas Medical Board Rules on Adequate Medical Records
 

Electronic Medical Records Resources
AC Group, Inc., a healthcare technology advisory and research firm

American Academy of Family Physician’s Center for Health Information Technology

American Health Information Management Association

Are you Ready: Electronic Medical Records

Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology

EMR Advisory Group

EMR Comparison Tool

EMR Implementation Guide (TMA)

Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society

Help with EMR

Guide to Reducing Unintended Consquences of Electronic Health Records

KLAS (Healthcare technology rating company)


Meaningful Use Handouts (TMA 2010)

Meaningful Use Identifier (TMA)

Retention of Medical Records
 

General Medicine
Guide to Good Medical Practice – USA

Preventing Infection Deaths: Best Practices Grand Rounds at QuantiaMD (4-part series)
 

HCNN Medical Alerts
HCNN Free Medical Alert Program

HIPAA
AMA's Frequently Asked Questions about HIPAA Privacy Rules

FAQ on HIPAA from the American Academy of Private Physicians

HIPAA Blog

TMA HIPAA Resource Center

Understanding Health Information Privacy
 

HIPAA Compliance Guide
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Infection Control
CDC Guide to Infection Prevention: Outpatient Settings

CDC Check List to Infection Prevention
 
Multi-Dose Vials


Partnering to Heal: Teaming-Up Against Healthcare-Associated Infections

Sterilization: Instrumental in Patient Safety
 

Informed Consent / Informed Refusal
AMA Legal Summary

Best Practices for Informed Consent

Consent for HIV Testing

Consent for Treatment of Minors

Defining Informed Consent

Informed Consent for the Physician-TX

Vaccination Refusal Q&A
 

Medication/Prescription Related
Adverse Drug Event Reporting PDR System

Darvon and Darvocet Alert

"Do Not Use" List

Error Prone Abbreviation List & High Alert Medications from the Institute for Safe Medication Practices

Malpractice Land Mines: Avoiding Medication Error Disasters

Nurse Advise-ERR

Patient Resource Guide for Physicians (PDR)

PDR Pain Management Prescribing Guide 2010

Preventing Pediatric Medication Errors. Joint Commission Sentinel Event Alert, April 2008

Sample Medication Log - Dispensed by Drug Name

Taming the Sample Closet

Tamper Resistant Prescription Pads (Approved List)

Tamper Resistant Prescriptions
(TX Health & Human Services)


Mississippi Specific Resources

IQH (The Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for MS)

Medical Group Management Association (MS)

Mississippi Hospital Association

Mississippi Patient Safety Coalition

Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure

Mississippi State Department of Health
 

Obstetrics
Causation—Fetal Brain Injury and Uterine Rupture

Required Information for Parents of Newborn Children


Office-Based Surgery
AAOS Now: Infection Prevention

Office-Based Surgery: Pre-Operative Checklist

Office-Based Surgery: Post-Operative Checklist
 

Orthopedics
AAOS Patient Safety Programs and Resources

Closed claim study 2004: Lessons relearned - American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery

Patient Follow Up
Cornell Study: Physicians Frequently Fail to Inform Patients About Abnormal Test Results
 

Pain Management
Informed Consent & Pain Management Agreement (from the Texas Pain Society)

PDR Pain Management Prescribing Guide 2010
 

Patient Safety
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Patient Safety Tools and Resources

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) Patient Safety Exchange

Books on Risk Management, Security, Medical Error, & Patient Safety

Check lists Save Lives

"Do Not Use" List

Institute for Healthcare Improvement

MedWatch: The FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program

National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) Resources for Healthcare Professionals

National Quality Forum: Safe Practices for Better Healthcare 2009 Update

Nine Patient Safety Solutions

Patient Safety Checklists Cut Costs at Physician Practicis

Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority

Safety Alerts delivered electronically  (PDR Network) 

QuantiaMD Series in Safety and Reimbursement

The Texas Medical Institute of Technology (TMIT)

Wrong Site Surgery Prevention
 

Pediatrics
Preventing Pediatric Medication Errors. Joint Commission Sentinel Event Alert, April 2008

To LP or not LP (Delayed Meningitis Diagnosis)

Physician-Patient Relationship
  The Edges of Physician Liability

Physician Stress Management
Physician Litigation Stress Resource Center
 

Practice Risk Management
Can the Ambulatory Care Setting Learn Lessons from Other High Risk Domains?

Considerations for A Physician Using a Hospitalist

Defending You: Help Us Be Successful

If You Receive a Notice of Claim, Act Fast

Follow-up on Ordered Tests:  How's Your System?

Office-Based Risk Management Guidelines, including Facilities, Clinical Tracking Systems, Documentation, Key Policies and Procedures and Personnel Issues

Patient Dismissal Guidelines

Practice e-Tips on Risk Management (TMA)

Practice e-Tips Greatest Hits (TMA)

Three Steps to a Risk Management Plan
 

Professional Legal Issues
Settlement Evaluation Through a Telescope vs. a Microscope: Settlements and the Practitioner’s Professional Reputation
 

Radiology
ACR Guidance Document for Safe MR Practices (2007)

Preventing accidents and injuries in the MRI suite. Joint Commission Sentinel Event Alert, February 2008
 

Regulatory Compliance
Ergonomics Checklist

New Physicians Road Map: Avoiding Fraud

National HIV/AIDS Clinician's Consultation Center, Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Hotline

OSHA Compliance Help

OSHA Sample Programs

OSHA Self Inspection Plan

State HIV Testing Laws

 

SecuReach Systems
SecuReach Systems
 

Spanish Patient Education Resources
National Cancer Institute CancerNet

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Publications

OB/GYN GINE-web
 

Surgery
American College of Surgeons NORA Institute for Surgical Patient Safety


Telemedicine
Policies & Proceedures for Emailing Patients

Texas Rules on Telemedicine
 

Texas Specific Resources
Admissibility of Communications of Sympathy in TX

Admissibility
(American Bar Association)

Informed Consent- for the Physician - Texas

Informed Consent in Texas (Guidelines from the Texas Medical Association)

Required Notices for Patients and Employees (Texas Medical Association)

Required information for Parents of Newborn Children

Texas Laws Affecting Health Information Management Professionals

Texas Medical Disclosure Panel (Includes: "A" & "B")

TMF Health Quality Institute, formerly the Texas Medical Foundation
 

UpToDate
An evidenced-based, peer reviewed information resource
UpToDate CME Resource