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Four Ways to Improve Your Vendor Selection Process

So far this year, business associate breaches account for roughly 12 percent of the total breaches reported to the Office of Civil Rights (OCR), or 27 of the 233 reported breaches as of September 19. What does this mean to a covered entity? It means that it’s not enough to require a signed Business Associate Agreement (BAA). Vendors should be diligently vetted.

Help a Colleague Launch His or Her Own Practice

If you know any employed physician colleagues or residents who may be interested in starting their own practice, we have recently published a comprehensive how-to guide to ease the process: The Physician’s Action Guide to Starting Your Own Practice.

Update Your Membership Information to Help with Your Year-End Planning

If you are contemplating a change in your practice, please notify CAP as soon as possible so our Membership Services Department can review your options with you and make your coverage transition a smooth one.

How to Take Advantage of CAP Member Benefits

You probably know that as a CAP member, you get far more than just superior medical liability protection. But many physician members and their staff are still not aware of the full breadth of free and discounted benefits we make available through our CAPAdvantage program.

The Ins and Outs of Gripes and Grievances: How to Respond

Patients come in many shapes and sizes, and so do their complaints, from the ridiculous to the serious. We frequently hear about these on the CAP Hotline, so we’re doing a short story on the subject. For our purposes, we’ll call complaints as those coming directly from patients in either written or oral form. Grievances, on the other hand, are those from the patient’s healthcare plan, which all have a grievance management program.

We’re Rebooting Risk E-Notes

We wanted to inform you that Risk E-Notes is being replaced by a new monthly digest, Patient Safety Advocate. As you know, Risk E Notes is a bimonthly email newsletter published by CAP’s Risk Management and Patient Safety Newsletter. Risk E-Notes has been written for independent physicians and their office staff. We know how busy you are and we know how difficult it is to keep up with the latest risk management news and trends.

CURES 2.0: Mandatory Use Begins October 2, 2018

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has certified California’s Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES). Effective October 2, 2018, it will become mandatory for all health care practitioners to consult and review the CURES 2.0 system prior to prescribing, ordering, administering, or furnishing a Schedule II-IV controlled substance.

Are You Taking Advantage of CAP Resources to Protect Yourself from a HIPAA Violation?

By now, you know that a HIPAA breach not only can be costly and time-consuming, but can also jeopardize your relationship with patients who trust you to safeguard their privacy. Regardless of practice size or scope, no healthcare provider is immune from being penalized for a breach.

Court Faults Hospital’s Attempt to Use Physician’s Orders as Standard of Care

A California appellate court has ruled that an expert’s declaration that a hospital followed a physician’s orders to monitor two troubled young patients was not enough to establish that the facility met its duty to a patient who claimed he was sexually assaulted by his roommate.

Treatment Guidelines Clearinghouse Scheduled to Shut Down

A federal official has expressed hope that healthcare researchers and professionals will continue to have some kind of substitute resource following the scheduled July 16 shutdown of the National Guidelines Clearinghouse.

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