Electronic health records are frustrating already overwhelmed healthcare professionals nationwide. EHRs are expensive and time consuming; often decrease efficiency and, in many cases, are counterintuitive in their function. They also open a completely new, 21st Century set of patient safety and privacy risks. A recent survey conducted by the American College of Physicians shows that […]

When we think of patient privacy and keeping patient information and records safe, we tend to think about online computer security, proper use of passwords, secure EMRs, minimizing elevator talk and the like. But, what about physicians and health care providers posting “anonymous” patient pics and info to social media? Recently, many physicians and health […]

Much has been written about physicians addressing and acknowledging errors to patients, but little has been written about how health care professionals should address each other regarding errors and even less has been written about how to address each others’ patients when a colleague has committed an error –especially when it directly impacts a mutual […]

When we think about a data breach in a medical or health care setting, we usually tend to worry about a patient’s personal identity being stolen –someone using that person’s social security number and/or credit card information. Less often do we worry about someone stealing a patient’s medical identity. But, unfortunately, this is a problem […]

If you’re not concerned about the possibility of your practice being RAC audited, you should be. And if you don’t currently carry Medical Billing Errors & Omissions Liability Insurance, now is the time to consider it. Established through the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003, the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program was designed to remove waste […]

PhysiciansPractice.com recently had a great article, entitled, EHRs Can Be Risky Business for Physicians, that summarized nicely 6 things that we agree that all practices should be concerned about with respect to EHRs. We will summarize them here, today. Top 6 Areas of Liability for EHRs: 1. Incomplete implementation. The author, Jeffrey D. Brunken, writes […]

With the recent press over the New York Attorney General fining many companies for providing artificial online reviews, we thought we’d take a moment to address the topic ourselves, in two ways: 1. It probably goes without saying, but in case you are still tempted to do this, don’t. While no one wants a bad […]

In the medical malpractice world, whether it is warranted or not, physicians are often left holding the bag for errors that may have been made by the larger health care team. A recent AMedNews.com article tackles this topic of physician liability in a practice setting and how to reduce one’s risk by addressing issues within […]

It seems like just about every aspect of medicine and health care in America is in a state of transition today. Keeping track of these trends can be a full-time job, and is often akin to trying to pin down a moving target. Here, on this blog, we monitor real-life trends that are occurring in […]