Burnout may result from a combination of factors according to Catherine Miller, a senior risk management and patient safety specialist for the Cooperative of American Physicians.  "Historic stressors, including medicine's culture of invincibility and the disciplined and self-sacrificing nature of many practitioners, feed into the problem," she says.  "The analogy to 'the perfect storm' is apropos."

As we look back over 2016, we can see that data breaches seem to be an inevitable risk. Medical information is especially targeted as it is rich in content with all the elements needed to steal your identity.

CAP member Standiford Helm, II, MD explores the laws and regulations that govern opioid prescriptions and how physicians can be in compliance without putting their practices on hold.

CAP is proud to join the Sierra Sacramento Valley and Placer-Nevada County Medical Societies in hosting a free, no-obligation risk management presentation designed to help physicians run safer, more successful practices. Learn the perceived benefits of an EHR system, such as instant physician and patient access.

It’s no secret – as humans, we all make errors. The problem is that in healthcare, these errors can cause patient harm, including death. With preventable medical errors being the third leading cause of death in the United States, it is not a matter of if your office will make such an error, but when.