Rx for Risk
Through Fair American Insurance and Reinsurance Company (FAIRCO), Professional Risk Management Services® (PRMS®) manages The Psychiatrists’ Program®, the professional liability insurance program for psychiatrists. This was effective on or about 10/1/2019.
2018
Volume 26 Issue 1 (The Office Management Issue)
- Office Sharing and Liability Risks
- Elements of an Office Confidentiality Policy
- Model Employee Confidentiality Agreement
- Dealing with "Disservice" Animals
- HIPAA Compliance Checklist
- Sample Office Policies to be Considered
- Risk Management Reminders for Online Marketing
- Telephones and Risk Management
- Risk Management Tips for Using Collections Agencies
- Practical Pointers While on Vacation or Away from Your Practice
2017
Volume 25 Issue 4 (The 2017 Round-up Issue – Opioids)
- Keep Doing Suicide Risk Assessment
- Cyberattacks on Healthcare Organizations
- Board's Authority vs. Patients' Right to Privacy
- Are you Fee-Splitting without Realizing it?
- Not Checking the State Prescription Monitoring Program Database?
- Opioids: Part 1 - The Stats
- Opioids: Part 2 - The Government's Response
- Opioids: Part 3 - The Risk Management Advice
Volume 25 Issue 3 (The Requests for Patient Information Issue)
- Responding to requests for Patient Information, Subpoenas, and Court Orders
- Myths & Misconceptions: Subpoenas Should Not Be Ignored
- Patient Access to a Psychiatrist's Record
- Myths & Misconceptions: When Investigators Come Knocking
- GINA: Six Things You Need to know
- When Your Patient Makes the News...
- Myths & Misconceptions: "Just Three Questions”
Volume 25 Issue 2 (The Documentation Issue)
- Myths & Misconceptions: A Prefect Record
- Practical Pointers for Psychiatric Records
- Retaining and Discarding Psychiatric Records
- EHRs and Documentation
- Myths & Misconceptions: Psychiatrist's Signatures
Volume 25 Issue 1 (The Forensic Issue)
- Malpractice Liability for Forensic Activities: Liability in the Absence of a Treatment Relationship
- Myths & Misconceptions: The Treating vs. The Forensic Role
- Independent Evaluations in Child Custody Disputes
- Risk Management Practical Pointers for Psychiatric Forensic Practice
- Case Presentation: Independent Medical Examination (IME) Liability
2016
Volume 24 Issue 4 (The 2016 Round-up Issue - Linked In Posts)
- Why Marijuana is Still a "High" Risk for Physicians
- Bullying - It's Different Now
- HIPAA and NICS
- Telemedicine - Still so Many Unknowns
- The FTC's Action Against LabMD
- Minors' Confidentiality vs Parents' Right to Know
- The Importance of Including Driving Prohibitions in Informed Consent Discussions
- Your Medical Records Could be Held for Ransom
- Minors & Sexting: Serious Consequences
Volume 24 Issue 3 (The Geropsychiatry Issue)
- Practical Risk Management Pointers for the Treatment of Geropsychiatric Patients
- Communicating with Family Members and Other Caregivers
- Recognizing Elder Abuse
- Impaired Drivers: Maximizing Safety, Minimizing Liability Risks
- Obtaining Informed Consent When Patient Lacks Decision-Making capacity
- A Claim Examiner's Perspective: Notice of a Patient Death
Volume 24 Issue 2 (Psychopharmacology: Part II)
- Prescribing Controlled Substances: Managing the Risks
- Documentation of Informed Consent: When Should Use of a Form Be Considered
- Myths & Misconceptions: Pharmacy Benefits
- Monitoring Guidelines & the Adverse Effects of Medication
- Medication Samples in the Office: Understand the Risks to the Patient & to the Psychiatrist
Volume 24 Issue 1 (Psychopharmacology: Part I)
- Risk Management and Psychopharmacology
- Use of Medication Guides for Patients
- Practical Pointers for Off-Label Use of an Approved Drug
- Myths & Misconceptions: Prescriptions for Non-Patients
- Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs: What You Need to Know
- Myths & Misconceptions: Patients Who Obtain Multiple Prescriptions
2015
Volume 23 Issue 4 (The 2015 Round-up Issue)
- Eight Simple Steps to Keep Patient Information Secure
- What Does Ryan Haight Have to Do with Telemedicine?
- Risk Management Reminders for Online Marketing
- Timesaving Tip for Physicians
- Get the Custody Order - Before Treating
- 4 Steps to Implement E-Prescribing
Volume 23 Issue 3 (Treatment of the Suicidal Patient: Part II)
- Suicide Lawsuit Data
- Guidelines for the Psychiatric Evaluation of Adults
- Risk Management Checklist: Post Patient Suicide
- Cause of Loss Data
- Split Treatment & The Suicidal Patient
Volume 23 Issue 2 (The Contracts Issue)
- Employment Agreements
- Medical Record Storage Company Agreements
- EHR Vendor Agreements
- E-Prescribing Vendor Agreements: What You Need to Know
- Model Office Agreements
Volume 23 Issue 1 (Treatment of the Suicidal Patient: Part I)
- Lessons to Be Learned: A Review of Post-Suicide Malpractice Lawsuits
- Practical Pointers for Managing Risk When Treating Patients With Suicidal Behaviors
- Risk Management After a Suicide: Confidentiality and Related Matters
- Resource List: Suicide Prevention
- 2015 Risk Management Seminars - Save the Date!
2014
Volume 22 Issue 4 (The LinkedIn® and Telemedicine Issue)
- Are You "LinkedIn"?
- Top 4 Things to Consider Before Using Skype for Telemedicine
- Patients Needing Help to Get Their Dogs to "Heal"
- Treating Students Away at College - Could You? Should You?
- Are You Sure You Are a HIPAA-Covered Entity?
- "Docs v. Glocks" Case in Florida
- Physician Online Marketing Tips to Avoid Drug-Seekers
Volume 22 Issue 3 (The Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Issue)
- Consent to Treatment of Minors
- Confidentiality of Minor Patient Information
- Providing Psychiatric Services to School Systems
- Performing Evaluations in Child Custody Disputes
- Treating Patients of Divorced Parents
- Prescribing for Minor Patients
Volume 22 Issue 2 (The Integrated Care Issue)
- Professional Liability Implications of the Affordable Care Act
- Integrated Care Glossary
- Split Treatment and Risk in Psychiatry
- A Model Collaborative Treatment Agreement
- Supervision of Nurse Practitioners
- Managing Handoff Risk
- Curbside Consults
Volume 22 Issue 1 (The Contingency Planning Issue)
- Failing to Plan, Is Planning to Fail
- Office Sharing and Liability Risks
- Supervision of Medical and Non-Medical Mental Health Care Providers
- Risk Management Pointers For Using Collection Agencies
- Time Away From Your Practice: Pleasurable or Problematic?
- Moving On: Risk Management Tips for Closing a Private Practice
2013
Volume 21 Issue 3 (The Social Networking Issue)
- Social Networking - Is it Right for You and Your Practice?
- Thinking about Telemedicine?
- Blogging Responsibly: Dos and Don'ts
- A Few Words about Twitter
Volume 21 Issue 2 (The E-mail Issue)
- Communicating with Patients Via Email
- A Word About Text Messaging
- Email Consent and Guide to Email Use
- Should You Have a Practice Website?
- Google: Tool or Trap?
- Playing it Safe on Listservs
Volume 21 Issue 1 (Treating Potentially Violent Patients)
- Reducing Risk When Treating Potentially Violent Patients
- Fast Facts: Preparing for a DEA Visit
- Patient Violence Against Clinicians: Managing the Risk
- Resource List: Youth Violence - Homicidal & Suicidal Behavior
- Termination of the Psychiatrist-Patient Relationship Dos & Don'ts
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