A person subject to the mandatory reporting obligation must report when, within the person's professional capacity or within the scope of his or her employment

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects individuals with a disability, which is defined as an individual with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities

CAP's Risk Management & Patient Safety Department recommends that its members check the license status of his or her staff annually, or near the time the license is scheduled to expire

With the evolution of electronic health records (EHRs), physician practices are searching for that "tickler file" solution.

All physician and caregiver offices should be migrating to an all-electronic prescription system. If physicians who use EHRs are not e-prescribing, prescriptions should be captured by scanning the paper prescription into the EHR or fully documenting the name, dose, quantity, instructions, and refill amount.