Risk Management Talks
Practicing Outside of Your Comfort Zone: Meeting the Growing Need for Psychiatric Care
PRMS National Seminar
Arlington, VA
June 22, 2019
Speakers:
Donna Vanderpool, MBA, JD
Vice President, Risk Management
David Cash, JD, LLM
Assistant Vice President, Risk Management
Justin Pope, JD
Associate Risk Manager
Professional Risk Management Services, Inc. (PRMS)
Resources:
Risk Management When Treating Patients with Suicidal Behaviors
Pittsburgh, PA
June 10, 2019
Speakers:
David Cash, JD, LLM
Assistant Vice President, Risk Management
Professional Risk Management Services, Inc. (PRMS)
Resources:
For the New England Council of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (NECCAP):
Technology and the Law: What Psychiatrists Need to Know
June 8, 2019
Speakers:
Donna Vanderpool, MBA, JD
Vice President, Risk Management
David Cash, JD, LLM
Assistant Vice President, Risk Management
Professional Risk Management Services, Inc. (PRMS)
Resources:
New York Excess In-person Follow-up Course
May 3, 2019
Speakers:
Charles D. Cash, JD, LLM
Vice President, Risk Management
Ann McNary, JD
Senior Risk Manager
Professional Risk Management Services, Inc. (PRMS)
Handout Materials:
Introduction
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- Examiner's Perspective: What are the Most Damaging Claims? (CLEP-107)
- 20 Surefire Steps to Increase the Risk of a Malpractice Suit (RM-181)
- Defining the Standard of Care (ECP-FYI-108)
- ECP FYI: Elements of a Lawsuit (ECP-FYI-102)
Documentation
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- Myths & Misconceptions: A Perfect Record (RM-MM-106)
- Contents of a Psychiatric Record (RM-101)
- Practical Pointers for Psychiatric Records (RM-101.1)
- Myths & Misconceptions: Physician Signatures (RM-MM-141)
- 10 Things About: Documentation (TTA -5)
- 10 Things About: EHR Documentation (TTA-4)
- Documentation (Rx for Risk Vol. 25, Issue 2)
Telepsychiatry
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- Telepsychiatry: A Primer (White paper, © 2016, PRMS, Inc.)
- Telemedicine – Still So Many Unknowns (White paper, © 2016, PRMS, Inc.)
- Another Telemedicine Setback (White paper © 2017, PRMS, Inc.)
- Another Controlled Substance Prohibition in Telemedicine (White paper, © 2017, PRMS, Inc.)
- Telemed & the CSA – Progress? Maybe (White paper © 2018, PRMS, Inc.)
- 10 Things About: Telepsychiatry (TTA-26)
Administrative Actions
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- 10 Things About: Administrative Actions (TTA-8)
Informed Consent
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- Consent to Treatment of Minors (RM-203)
- Informed Consent – More Than a Piece of Paper (RM-154)
- Informed Consent in Medication Management: A Joint Process (RM-128)
- Examiner’s Perspective: Use of Medication Information Sheets (CLEP-116)
- Documentation of Informed Consent: When Should a Form Be Considered (RM-172)
- Informed Consent Self-Audit (RM-237)
- Informed Consent When Patients Lack Decision-Making Capacity (RM-262)
- 10 Things About: Informed Consent (TTA-16)
Termination
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- Termination of the Physician-Patient Relationship (RM-191)
- Termination Dos & Don’ts (RM-192)
- 10 Things About: Termination of Treatment
Potentially Violent Patients
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- Experts Share Advice on Reducing Risk When Treating Potentially Violent Patients (RM-105)
- Patient Violence against Clinicians: Managing the Risk (RM-239)
- Reducing Risk When Treating Potentially Violent Patients (RM-253)
- SAFE Act Assessment Protocol for Psychiatrists (White paper by Brian Lee, Esq., © 2016, PRMS, Inc.)
- 10 Things About: Violent Patients (TTA-34)
Treating Suicidal Patients
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- SAFE-T Suicide Assessment Protocol (Adapted from the SAFE-T Suicide Assessment Five-step evaluation and Triage © 2009. Originally conceived by Douglas Jacobs, M.D. and developed as a collaboration between Screening for Mental Health and the Suicide Prevention Resource Center.)
- Practical Pointers for Managing Suicidal Patients (RM-122)
- Lessons to Be Learned: What Allegations in Post-Suicide Malpractice Lawsuits Can Teach About Risk Management Strategies (RM-159)
- Risk Management after a Suicide: Confidentiality and Related Matters (RM-221)
- Split Treatment & the Suicidal Patient (RM-260)
- SAFE Act Assessment Protocol for Psychiatrists (White paper by Brian Lee, Esq., © 2016, PRMS, Inc.)
- APA Addresses Suicide Risk Assessment in Newly Released Guidelines (RM-259)
- Resource List: Suicide Prevention (RL-108)
- Military Suicide Prevention Resources (White paper © 2015, PRMS, Inc.)
- 10 Things About: Suicide (TTA-29)
Prescribing Controlled Substances
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- Examiner’s Perspective: Use of Medication Information Sheets (CLEP-116)
- Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs: What You Need to Know (RM-218.1)
- Consent to Treatment of Minors (RM-203)
- The Importance of Including Driving Prohibitions in Informed Consent Discussions (White paper, © 2016, PRMS, Inc.)
- Should New York Prescription Monitoring Program Reports Be Made Part of the Medical Record? (White paper, © 2014, PRMS, Inc.)
- Prescribing Controlled Substances: Managing the Risks (RM-251)
- 10 Things About: Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (TTA-23)
Hot Topics in Psychiatry Risk Management
University of Nevada
March 6, 2019
Speakers:
Donna Vanderpool, MBA, JD
Vice President, Risk Management
Professional Risk Management Services, Inc. (PRMS)
Resources:
