We will now explore the root causes of many sources of electronic health record (EHR) errors and what you can do to protect your patients from such errors while minimizing your own legal exposure. Hybrid Records For long-term patients who were with your practice before you switched to EHRs, chances are you still have their … Read more
Patient expectations develop before the patient even comes through your front door for the first time. Most patients have already looked up you and your practice on the Internet before they make an appointment. They can look up your credentials and your reputation and even see an actual street view of your office. On that … Read more
The podiatric physician’s perspective My name is Peter Compton, and I am a podiatrist. After I graduated from podiatric medical school and did a surgical residency, I joined my brother in practice in our hometown. He had been practicing for five years, and his podiatric practice was very busy. He was happy to have a … Read more
The podiatric physician’s perspective My name is Simone Potter, and I am a podiatrist. My partner and I started our practice 12 years ago, and things have gone very well. Our practice is thriving and we have been thinking of finding a larger office space and adding an X-ray machine, although in our present practice … Read more
The podiatric physician’s perspective My name is Digby Fox, and I have been a practicing podiatric physician for 18 years. I am in a partnership with two other podiatrists. We each have our own podiatric assistant, and we share an X-ray technician, a receptionist, a billing person, and a part-time person who does the filing … Read more
The podiatric physician’s perspective My name is Mark Penfold. I am a podiatrist in solo practice. After I graduated from podiatric medical school and completed a two-year surgical residency, I joined a group practice. I didn’t have the resources to start my own practice at the time, and I thought it would be a good … Read more
As a podiatric physician, you face challenges every day, and your choices are critical to providing the finest, safest patient care possible. Raising your awareness of risk management techniques and methods and applying them to your daily decision-making processes helps to minimize your potential exposure to a malpractice claim. DT Podiatric Risk Management Course—Volume 6: Elements … Read more