Risk Management

 

Proven risk management and patient security. 

Effective risk management is critical for all health care professionals. Risk management solutions should enhance your productivity and improve patient safety in your practice. It requires extensive knowledge of the myriad issues affecting today’s providers, and helps you find creative answers and meet the most pressing challenges.

Your carrier should be committed not just to defend you in court, but also keep you from ever seeing a courtroom by improving patient safety, communication and training.

We offer a host of services from online libraries to customized education services to full blown risk assessments to simply answering a puzzling question.

  • Prompt access to your own regional risk consultant
  • Customized CME programs designed to minimize liability risk (on-site and web-based)
  • Online independent risk assessment and updates and a library of resources
  • Potential premium credit when you take additional courses or implement e-health records
  • The nation’s oldest healthcare risk management
  • Comprehensive risk management consulting and implementation
  • Credentialing, staffing, training, education and human resources challenges
  • Advice on pressing risk management issues
We also have an exclusive litigation support tool called Maintaining Your Balance that will help you understand the basics of defense strategies and help you to become an active and strong participant in your defense. Equally important, this program will help you overcome your feelings of anger, frustration and fear so you can continue to practice medicine with confidence.
 
Let us guide you to becoming a better practice that reduces risk and improves patient safety and satisfaction.


Become a Member of the web site to take advantage of the following:

  • Online Continuing Education
  • On-Site Seminar Schedules

Our policyholders receive the following exclusive benefits:

  • Reduce your premium with successful completion of a course.
  • Practice Self-Assessment tool for Medical and Dental
  • Risk Academy Library
  • Risk Management "Hot Topics"
  • Clinical Risk Management Manual
  • Litigation Support

    In addition to the nation's best financial strength, Medical Protective delivers healthcare providers unmatched:
    • Financial strength – Rated the highest from both A.M. Best (A++) and S&P (AAA)
    • Proactive and winning defense – Longest, most consistent results
    • Commitment since 1899 – Three times longer then our nearest competitor

Key Risk Solution Questions:
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Does your carrier keep you up-to-date on emerging risk issues?

Do you have access to self-assessment tools that assist you in identifying and addressing your concerns?

Is a clinical risk management consultant assigned to your account and readily available for phone consultations?

Does your carrier offer a variety of educational programs in different formats that accommodate your schedule?

During the emotional storm of litigation, does your carrier offer ongoing support?

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Could you learn something that will help save a life?
"The risk management course I took is outstanding. The very next day it literally stopped what could have been a potential medical legal catastrophe.

One of my patients called in and wanted me to prescribe something over the phone. The module I finished the day before said to never do just a phone consult, that it could lead to a hazardous outcome. Instead of just prescribing him medication over the phone, I made him come into the office.

Within 2 hours, this gentleman was admitted into the ICU.

That guy could very will have lost his life if I hadnt taken the advice from the course.

What the patient said on the phone and what we saw in person were two different things. But in the courtroom, I dont think any jury would have bought that. There is no doubt that this course has helped keep me out of trouble.

Best money Ive ever spent. Its intelligent, its well done, superior and well developed."

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