FDA warns of risk associated with liquid-filled intragastric balloon systems...
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a risk alert after receiving five reports of unanticipated deaths in patients with liquid-filled intragastric balloon systems used to treat...
View ArticleA self-care resource for health care professionals
by Roxanna Maiberger Hurricane Harvey’s impact has been catastrophic; historic rainfall has resulted in mass flooding and destruction. (1) Thousands have been displaced from their homes and forced to...
View ArticleCyber security: Back to basics
by Cathy Bryant It seems ironic that we have a Cyber Security Awareness Month. Every day must be cyber security awareness day given today’s threat environment. But, we do and it is in October. And it...
View ArticleHIPAA and the opioid crisis
by Cathy Bryant On October 27, the HHS Office for Civil Rights issued guidance on how HIPAA allows information sharing to respond to the opioid crisis. This guidance explains how health care...
View ArticleInsuring business continuity after a cyber attack
Cyber attacks now occur consistently and typically in detectable forms and are concentrated in particular industries: health care, technology, biotechnology, finance, and legal. (1) Cyber criminals...
View ArticleTop 5 things that get physicians sued
Lesley Viner, VP of Risk Management at TMLT, shares the top 5 common issues that can increase the risk of a liability claim, including communication, documentation, and staff conduct issues. The post...
View ArticleWhat every physician needs to know: Googling your patients
Health care professionals are not immune to the lure of social media or the ubiquity of Google. And like most, turn to the Internet to find answers to questions big and small. But what happens when...
View ArticleCase Closed now on video
Introducing Case Closed on video – a new format for TMLT’s popular closed claim studies. The Case Closed video series is an extension of TMLT’s Case Closed books. Like the books, the videos explore...
View ArticleNew in the Case Closed video series
This is the second video in TMLT’s new Case Closed video series. The Case Closed video series is an extension of TMLT’s Case Closed books. Like the books, the videos explore real TMLT medical...
View ArticleCase Closed: HIPAA and patient privacy
This presentation is a case study based on alleged violations of HIPAA privacy rules. The study describes how actions by physicians or their employees led to the allegations, and how risk management...
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