Risk Management Focus: The Complete Series

Objectives

1. Identify and address issues related to communication with patients, to improve patient compliance and reduce medical errors.

2. Identify and address issues related to communication with colleagues, to reduce the risk of errors such as wrong-site surgery and  miscommunication that can lead to delayed diagnoses.
3. Identify and address issues related to the medical office environment.
4. Identify and address issues associated with professional ethics, including protecting patients’ interests in a managed care environment.
5. Document patient care in a manner that reduces the likelihood that medical errors, including misdiagnoses, will occur.
6. Discuss five most common sources of medical error and missed diagnoses, and ways to prevent them.
7. Know how to investigate adverse outcomes to determine the root cause, and take appropriate action to prevent recurrence.

Format

Target Audience

Risk Management Focus: The Complete Series is designed for physicians of all specialties who want to sharpen their risk management skills.

Faculty

This course was authored by Rosemary Gafner, Ed.D.  Click here for Dr. Gafner's credentials.

Commercial Support

This course was developed without any commercial support from any outside entity.

CME Information
Medical Risk Management, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing education to physicians. Medical Risk Management, Inc. designates this activity for a maximum of 5 AMA PRA Category 1TM credits.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This activity was planned and produced in accordance with the ACCME Standards for Enduring Materials.

CorExcel is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.  Satisfactory completion of the test will earn the nurse 17.9 contact hours.