Medical liability mutual insurance company
Medical Mutual Insurance Company of Maine - The Beacon - November 2007
a quarterly newsletter featuring case studies, risk management tips, informative articles on claims and risk management-related issues, as well as answers to typical or frequently asked questions.
- Electronic Medical Records: Avoiding the Pitfalls
Medical Mutual has identified several EMR issues that have become problematic in claims situations. It is important that the addition of an EMR system to your practice does not create or increase liability risks in these important areas. - Helpful Forms For Your Office Practice
Our Risk Management Department has created a number of forms to assist office practices in documenting actions taken to ensure safe patient care in a variety of areas. - Case Study - Evaluating the Patient’s History and Presentation – Would You Have Made This Diagnosis?
Medical Case. The patient, a 31 year-old female, called her PCP’s office complaining of marked swelling in her legs and arms. She denied shortness of breath and mentioned nothing about vomiting or diarrhea. - Case Study - Indirect Liability: Is The Law Keeping Pace with Medicine?
Medical Case. Patient A agreed to be a live kidney donor to Patient B. Patient A was injured during a laparoscopic nephrectomy, and subsequently refused a future attempt. Patient B was denied the opportunity for a live kidney donation. - Risk Management Tip - Complaints - Patients in Acute Healthcare Facilities
Patient complaints occur frequently in most hospitals. Some of these, such as food quality, are easily resolved by intervening at the time of the complaint. Unfortunately, others are more challenging to address. - Risk Management Tip - Workplace Violence
According to OSHA, violence in the workplace is a serious health and safety issue. The most extreme form of violence, homicide, is the fourth-leading cause of fatal occupational injury in the US. - Risk Management Tip - Sterilizers - Ensuring Patient and Staff Safety
Patients as well as office staff members may develop infection from exposure to inadequately processed instruments due to an unrecognized faulty sterilizer, improperly processed items or a lack of sterilizer maintenance. - Risk Management Tip - Policy and Procedure Manuals for Office Practices
A well-written office practice policy and procedure manual is an excellent resource for any office practice, whether large or small. - Risk Management Tip - Bed Rails – Patient Safety Considerations
Patient injury related to the use of bed rails has ranged from broken bones to suffocation and strangulation. Our recently revised Practice Tip on this subject provides a summary of the most recent guidance and insights. - Risk Management Consultative Services
Risk Management Consultative Services are available to all insureds. Questions we receive vary from how to terminate a physician-patient relationship to how to address patient complaints.
