Research shows that communication and early resolution programs, such as Stanford’s PEARL Program and COPIC Insurance Company’s 3Rs Program, have been successful in helping both patients and providers during the stressful time after an adverse event.

Recently CAP has partnered with Hippocratic Financial Advisors and many of our members have utilized Ravi's services and we feel that they're a great resource for our members.

Your practice administrators and office managers are invited to the October joint meeting of the Los Angeles and Orange County chapters of the Medical Group Management Association. This free afternoon presentation will cover leadership skills, human resources tips, and revenue cycle management techniques. Lunch will be provided, and cocktails and hors d'oeuvres will follow the program.

CAP is proud to join Stanislaus Medical Society in hosting a free no-obligation CME dinner program. Presented by CAP's General Counsel Gordon Ownby, this program is based on CAP’s most requested risk management resource and critically acclaimed book Medicine on Trial.

So far this year, business associate breaches account for roughly 12 percent of the total breaches reported to the Office of Civil Rights (OCR), or 27 of the 233 reported breaches as of September 19. What does this mean to a covered entity? It means that it’s not enough to require a signed Business Associate Agreement (BAA). Vendors should be diligently vetted.