It’s no secret — as humans, we make errors. The problem is that in healthcare, these errors can cause patient harm, including death. In fact, the Journal of Patient Safety asserts that medical errors in the hospital are the third leading cause of death in the United States.

Many complications take time to evolve, and we can do a better job at educating patients about those.

Medication administration is commonly the responsibility of medical assistants (MAs) in many California medical offices and clinic settings. While MAs play a vital role in carrying out a variety of routine tasks that keep your office running smoothly, they may also represent an underappreciated source of risk for your practice.

How safe are your patients from falling through the cracks because of inadequate tickler, recall, or tracking systems? This is a big concern as patients in many cases are not safe and do fall through the cracks.

In the risk management business, the bad news is not if regarding claims against doctors, it is when. The good news is that, over the years, as a direct result of our exclusive Risk Management strategies, the Cooperative of American Physicians has been able to substantially reduce the probability of a lawsuit (or claim) being filed against you.