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How do you ensure compliance with all regulatory bodies, as well as protect the practice from medical malpractice and adverse legal events?

Risk Management in a medical practice includes the following:

1. Develop and implement a risk management plan to ensure a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors.
2. Develop and implement policies and procedures to manage the impact of adverse legal events.
3. Establish a plan for disaster response and recovery.
4. Develop and implement a compliance program for federal and state laws and regulations.

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Emergency preparedness resource center (including H1N1 flu resources)

Medical malpractice rates: Should you brace for shock or just increasing discomfort?

Using incident reports to drive risk management

How to effectively deal with patient noncompliance

Develop an effective compliance program

Corporate Compliance: The Legal and Ethical Operation of Physician Group Practices
ACMPE Fellow paper by John S. Cunningham, MS, MBA

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• Risk Management Smart Pack, 2008 Edition
  
  
• Compliance Guide for the Medical Practice: How to Attain and Maintain a Compliant Medical Practice
  
  
• The Medical Malpractice Survival Handbook
  
  
• HIPAA Toolbox: Information Critical to Your Practice, 2nd Edition
  
  
• Risk Assessment and Management Guide for the Medical Practice

• Health care compliance and HIPAA courses

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Bioterrorism and the Medical Practice

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