Tag: Risk Management

Risk Management: Top 25 Tips to Reduce Clinicians’ Stress Levels
by Donna Vanderpool, MBA, JD Ms. Vanderpool is the Director of Risk Management at Professional Risk Management Services (PRMS). Funding: No funding was provided for the preparation of this article. Disclosures: The author is an employee of PRMS. PRMS manages a professional liability insurance program for psychiatrists. Innov Clin Neurosci. 2022;19(10–12):58–59. This ongoing column is […]

Risk Management: Responding to Record Requests: The Basics
by Ann L. McNary, JD Ms. McNary is Senior Risk Manager at Professional Risk Management Services (PRMS) Funding: No funding was provided for the preparation of this article. Disclosures: The author is an employee of PRMS. PRMS manages a professional liability insurance program for psychiatrists. Innov Clin Neurosci. 2022;19(1–3):71–73. This ongoing column is dedicated to […]

Risk Management: Fact or Fiction
by Donna Vanderpool, MBA, JD Ms. Vanderpool is Director of Risk Management at Professional Risk Management Services (PRMS) FUNDING: No funding was provided for the preparation of this article. DISCLOSURES: The author is an employee of PRMS. PRMS manages a professional liability insurance program for psychiatrists. Innov Clin Neurosci. 2021;18(10–12):38–39. Questions 1. A clinician’s former […]

Risk Management: The Standard of Care
by Donna Vanderpool, MBA, JD Ms. Vanderpool is Director of Risk Management at Professional Risk Management Services (PRMS) FUNDING: No funding was provided for the preparation of this article. DISCLOSURES: The author is an employee of PRMS. PRMS manages a professional liability insurance program for psychiatrists. This ongoing column is dedicated to providing information to […]

Maintenance and Destruction of Treatment Records
by Ann L. McNary, JD Ms. McNary is a Senior Risk Manager at PRMS, Inc. FUNDING: No funding was provided for the preparation of this article. DISCLOSURES: The author is an employee of PRMS Inc., a risk-management consulting company for health care providers. This ongoing column is dedicated to providing information to our readers on […]

Risk Management: Myths and Misconceptions: Terminating Treatment
by Ann L. McNary, JD Ms. McNary is a Senior Risk Manager at PRMS, Inc. FUNDING: No funding was provided for the preparation of this article. DISCLOSURES: The author is an employee of PRMS Inc., a risk-management consulting company for health care providers. This ongoing column is dedicated to providing information to our readers on […]

Risk Management: Telepsychiatry and COVID-19: Preparing for What’s Next
by Donna Vanderpool, MBA, JD Ms. Vanderpool is Director of Risk Management at Professional Risk Management Services (PRMS) FUNDING: No funding was provided for the preparation of this article. DISCLOSURES: The author is an employee of PRMS. PRMS manages a professional liability insurance program for psychiatrists. This ongoing column is dedicated to providing information to […]

Risk Management: Top Five HIPAA Lessons Learned: A Review of HHS Resolution Agreements
by Justin Pope, JD Mr. Pope is an Associate Risk Manager at Professional Risk Management Services (PRMS). FUNDING: No funding was provided for the preparation of this article. DISCLOSURES: The author is an employee of PRMS Inc., a risk-management consulting company for health care providers. This ongoing column is dedicated to providing information to our […]

Risk Management: Emergency Planning
by Ann L. McNary, JD Ms. McNary is a Senior Risk Manager at PRMS, Inc. FUNDING: No funding was provided for the preparation of this article. DISCLOSURES: The author is an employee of PRMS Inc., a risk-management consulting company for health care providers. This ongoing column is dedicated to providing information to our readers on […]

Navigating the ADA: What Clinicians Need to Know—Part Two
by Donna Vanderpool, MBA, JD Ms. Vanderpool is the Vice President of Risk Management at Professional Risk Management Services in Arlington, Virginia. FUNDING: No funding was provided for the preparation of this article. DISCLOSURES: The author is an employee of PRMS Inc., a risk-management consulting company for healthcare providers. This ongoing column is dedicated to […]