Dear Partner, Our Risk Solutions team is proud to highlight new and updated resources to help you protect your practice. In addition to these items, we invite our Curi clients to access the vast library of risk mitigation tools hosted on the Curi website—all included as a benefit with your MPL premium.
Curi and Constellation have officially completed our merger transaction, effective October 2023. As part of our integration, we will be expanding our resource library. In this quarter, we are highlighting new On-Demand webinars that are available without a Curi login.
New! On-Demand Webinars
Curi is committed to providing educational programs that improve patient care and enhance patient safety. Note, these webinars are not eligible for CME credit.
Navigating the Aging Provider Quandary Explore the impact of cognitive and/or physical limitations associated with the aging provider and discuss strategies to address the cognitive, skill requirements and/or physical limitations of the aging provider.
Leadership at Every Level We discuss the roles of emotional intelligence in crisis leadership, characteristics of resilient people and groups, stabilization elements for those experiencing disturbing events, and the ACT crisis communication process.
Office Manager Program: Communication Breakdown This webinar will identify the barriers to communication in healthcare and discuss techniques to reduce professional liability risks and increase patient safety.
Understand licensing implications of medical malpractice settlements; learn the multiple other basis the State has to investigate your license and what to do if you are contacted by an investigator.
Risk Managers as Third Victim to Adverse Events Read about the third victim concept and acknowledge the risk management professional as a potential third victim, early warning signs of psychosocial harm, and strategies for managing third victim psychosocial harm.
Telehealth in the Clinical Setting: Updates and Best Practices A presentation covering telehealth modalities, establishing the physician-patient relationship over telehealth, licensure, and restrictions, Prescriptions, limitations on patient assessment and practical tips for best encounters.
OB/GYN-Specific
OB High Risk Areas—A Focus on Placental Evaluation Placental evaluation is crucial evidence in defense of hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) allegations. There has been an increase in the number and severity with awards in the multimillion.
Cord Blood Studies: When and Why A presentation on the importance of umbilical cord blood studies. She will discuss how they help to defend against medical malpractice claims and to drive action for the neonate.
New! CME Webinar
Curi offers educational webinars for CME credits on a wide variety of topics. Our most recently posted webinar focuses on:
Curi publishes new consents throughout the year. Our library has expanded to 425+ consent forms in both English and Spanish. If you identify a need for a procedure-specific consent, please contact me. Listed below is a new consent that has been added to the website.
We thank you for your continued partnership and look forward to sharing additional risk resources in Q2.
Tamara Johnson
PROGRAM DIRECTOR, CLINICAL RISK MANAGEMENT & PATIENT SAFETY
CURI ADVISORY
o: 919-878-7528 | e: tamara.johnson@curi.com
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Have questions on the above? Or looking for guidance on another risk question or topic? I’m always here and available to consult with you and your practice.
In case you missed it, view the previous newsletter: Q4 Risk Updates
Curi’s risk mitigation resources and guidance are offered for educational and informational purposes only. This information is not medical or legal advice, does not replace independent professional judgment, does not constitute an endorsement of any kind, should not be deemed authoritative, and does not establish a standard of care in clinical settings or in courts of law. If you need legal advice, you should consult your independent/corporate counsel. We have found that using risk mitigation efforts can reduce malpractice risk; however, we do not make any guarantees that following these risk recommendations will prevent a complaint, claim, or suit from occurring, or mitigate the outcome(s) associated with any of them.
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