The goal of CAP’s Risk Management and Patient Safety Department is to prevent patient injury, prevent adverse events, and reduce claims by educating physicians to utilize risk strategies across the continuum of care.

The Court of Appeal has found a substantial basis for a physician’s second-degree murder convictions arising out of the doctor’s drug prescriptions to three patients. By articulating the “implied malice” required for the convictions, the appellate court explained how circumstantial evidence of the physician’s state of mind could be accepted by a jury to convict the physician of murder.

If you’re planning to purchase or lease new office space in the coming year – or just need expert support renegotiating your current lease – you’ll definitely want to speak with a dedicated physician consultant from Bailes & Associates, a valued CAPAdvantage* program vendor.

The results are in and the answer is yes! The Ponemon Institute interviewed more than 2,200 IT, data protection, and compliance professionals from over 450 companies that had a recent data breach, and its 2018 Cost of a Data Breach Study: Global Overview reveals lessons from which we can all learn.

CAP members face a variety of challenges in their medical practice in addition to lawsuits by patients. CAP members may also encounter Medical Board inquiries, regulatory investigations or complaints about Medicare/Medicaid fraud or abuse, and even discrimination lawsuits brought by former or current employees.