CAP continues to see claims as a result of lost and/or misplaced test results. 

Does your staff perform any in-office laboratory tests, such as patient urine dip-sticks or Glucose Tolerance Tests?

Technology continues to change the way we run a medical office. From e-mail to wireless tablets to the fax machine, the press of a few buttons or icons can transmit medical information to any location in the world.

A study by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality indicated that 60 percent of reported errors in the office setting associated with harm involved prescription errors. The following are recommendations to improve the medication prescription process in the office setting.

If you dispense medication samples to patients, here are a few suggestions that will help minimize the risk of problems.