Come join CAP, the Tulare County Medical Society and Key Medical Group for a free, no-obligation Risk Management CME Program discussing the benefits and risks of EHR systems. 

Senior Risk Management and Patient Safety Specialist, Lee McMullin, and Vice President of Practice Optimization and Residents Program Director, Carole A. Lambert MPA, RN, were recently been honored by the Southern California Association for Healthcare Risk Management (SCAHRM) for their outstanding work with the professional society.

If your medical office uses texting as a mode of communication within the organization and with patients, it is important to take steps to incorporate secure text messaging into your practice’s communications in order to remain HIPAA compliant. 

Getting audited by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), the federal agency responsible for enforcing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), is becoming increasingly likely for medical professionals. 

In London’s Underground transit system, riders are warned to “Mind the Gap.” In other words, step carefully when going between the platform and railcar. “Mind the Gap” is also good advice to medical offices moving from paper to electronic records.