A physician's failure to diagnose in a timely manner tops the chart as the most common allegation in medical professional liability lawsuits. This is why it is very important for every physician to establish a consistent process for tracking results.

During CAP's practice survey site visits with members, many questions arise about medication expiration dates, their validity, and what practices should do.

This week's Risk E-Notes will address the following question posed to the CAP Hotline: May our office staff or medical assistants approve e-prescribed refill requests from a pharmacy? 

If you receive a deposition subpoena as a treating physician, you must either appear at the time and location designated or, by mutual agreement, arrange a more convenient time and location.

According to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), the number of accidental mix-ups of pediatric (DTaP) and adult (Tdap) vaccines used to immunize patients against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (whooping cough) is alarming.