CAP member physicians frequently call our hotline with questions about completing a patient’s death certificate.  Sometimes, they are reluctant to sign the legal document since they were not in attendance at the time of death. Other times, they inquire if their nurse practitioner or physician assistant can sign the death certificate for them.

What can physicians do to help educate and quell the fears of the parents and patients when discussing vaccinations? Taking a bit more time with them, explaining the facts and science of vaccinations, may more likely lead them to choose vaccination for their children.

The word "passive" derives from the Latin passivus, capable of suffering. From passivus came pati, to suffer, endure, from which we get "patient" (both the adjective and the noun). An opposing attorney will leap at an opportunity to paint a picture of a passive physician.

Effective tracking and recall systems are lifesaving processes engineered to ensure timely follow up on patients, referrals, laboratory results, and imaging studies.

When a ransomware attack turns your most important files into encrypted gibberish and paying to get those files back is your only option, you're in big trouble. That’s why it’s so important to prevent ransomware attacks from happening in the first place.