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Hospitals/Health Systems | Practice Management | Risk Management

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Governance

Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to evolve and become more prevalent. More healthcare professionals are choosing to use it in their professional lives, and ensuring compliance across…
Risk Management | Senior Living

Medical Directorship Guidance

Physicians are increasingly offered medical director roles at hospitals, senior living centers, surgical centers, private medical offices, and other facilities (e.g., medical spas and weight loss…
Clinical Care | Hospitals/Health Systems | Practice Management | Risk Management

Team Physicians: Managing Professional Liability Risks

CONTRACTS Risks:  Informal relationships may lead to the unwitting establishment of physician-patient relationships and misunderstandings about physicians’ responsibilities. The practice may incur significant expenses if co-branding…
Clinical Care | Early Intervention | Hospitals/Health Systems | Risk Management | Senior Living

Disclosure of Adverse Events

Communicating with patients, residents, and families after an unexpected adverse outcome can be difficult. Proactive disclosure of an adverse outcome through the Communication and Optimal Resolution…
Clinical Care | Hospitals/Health Systems | Risk Management

Mitigating Artificial Intelligence (AI) Risks in Healthcare Settings

Artificial intelligence (AI) is machine-displayed intelligence that simulates human behavior or thinking and can be trained to solve specific problems using extensive data from past examples…
Clinical Care | Hospitals/Health Systems | Risk Management

Risk Mitigation Guidance Document: Cognitive Bias and How Checklists Can Help Improve Diagnosis

Our malpractice claim data shows that 73% of diagnosis-related claims have problems arising during the initial diagnostic stage of the process. Upon deeper review of these…
Clinical Care | Hospitals/Health Systems | Risk Management

Risk Mitigation Guidance Document: Diagnosis Follow-up and Coordination

A review of our malpractice claim data shows that 20% of diagnosis-related claims have a failure to follow up with the patient after diagnostic testing, 15%…
Clinical Care | Hospitals/Health Systems | Risk Management

Risk Mitigation Guidance Document: Diagnostic Error Tool Implementing Diagnostic Checklists

Diagnostic errors are consistently one of the top allegations in malpractice claims and frequently caused by cognitive biases and mental shortcuts. Checklists can serve as a…
Clinical Care | Hospitals/Health Systems | Risk Management

Risk Mitigation Guidance Document: The Initial Diagnostic Assessment

Our malpractice claims involving diagnostic error demonstrate that 73% of diagnostic error cases have problems arising in the initial diagnostic assessment stage of the process. Accurate…
Clinical Care | Hospitals/Health Systems | Risk Management

Risk Mitigation Guidance Document: Learning and Improving to Mitigate Diagnostic Error Risk

Mitigating the risk of diagnostic errors requires organizational learning. When error (or potential error) occurs, organizations can mitigate future risk through an effective cause analysis, action…
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