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Consultation and Transfer of Care: Avoiding the Risks
(PDF, 394 KB)

 

The Difficult Doctor
(PDF, 303 KB)

 

"I'm Sorry" May Be More Complicated Than You Think
(PDF, 351 KB)

 

Maryland's New "I'm Sorry" Legislation
(PDF, 168 KB)

 

Culture and Medicine:
Treating Patients from a Variety
of Cultural Backgrounds

(PDF, 252 KB)

 

Documentation Pitfalls:
Ways to Avoid Them

(PDF, 467 KB)

 

Spotting the Impaired Driver: A Roadmap for Physicians.
(PDF, 250 KB)

 

Proposed EMTALA changes impact the medical staff.
(PDF, 285 KB)

 

Minors and the consent process and CDC guidelines on hand hygiene.
(PDF, 253 KB)

 

Learn how to give your patients a "Notice of Privacy Practices" as required by HIPAA.
(PDF, 2410 KB)

 

Medical disclosures as a way to improve communication, reduce exposure and benefit your practice.
(PDF, 271 KB)

 

Informed refusal and HIPAA Update.
(PDF, 4925 KB)

 

HIPAA Privacy Regulations — What every Physician needs to know.
(PDF, 1630 KB)

 

Poor health literacy — The hidden health care dilemma.
(PDF, 3487 KB)

 

Failure to diagnose.
(PDF, 271 KB)

 

Internet Liability.
(PDF, 3285 KB)

 

Responsibilities of the On-Call Physician.
(PDF, 1736 KB)

 

Dueling Doctors: Dueling with a colleague still exists among physicians. Innocuous chart entries and billing errors can have disastrous outcomes. (PDF, 346 KB)

 

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Focus on health care related laws and regulations.
(PDF, 1146 KB)

 

The importance of good documentation in a malpractice defense.
(PDF, 983 KB)

 

Physician Extenders: Who are they and what do you need to know for them to be an asset to your practice?
(PDF, 1035 KB)

 

Highlights of the PIAA Acute Myocardial Infarction Study.
(PDF, 902 KB)

 

Paperless record-keeping — Is it for you?
(PDF, 971 KB)

 

Managed care — A question of quality. (PDF, 1118 KB)

 

Doctor, are you listening? Enhanced physician-patient communication skills are an important key to preventing malpractice litigation.
(PDF, 964 KB)

 

Why you can't "just say no." Information and guidance regarding the ADA and HIV/AIDS infected patients.
(PDF, 869 KB)

 

A doctor's worst nightmare: A charge of sexual misconduct.
(PDF, 905 KB)

 

 

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