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Medical Record Documentation: Paint The Clinical Picture with Complete and Accurate Documentation

Medical record documentation errors continue to play a significant role in medical malpractice claims. Incomplete and inaccurate documentation can lead to a variety of unintended consequences including delayed diagnosis or misdiagnosis, patient harm, and death, any of which can lead to medical malpractice claims. Documentation errors encompass missing or incorrect information in charts, notes, transcriptions, and other electronic health record (EHR)-related areas. Copy/forward and drop-down menu functions, the ability to easily document on the wrong patient or in the wrong location of a chart, and late entries that may appear concurrent are all documentation issues that can cause patient injuries and/or impact the defense of a lawsuit. Certain aspects of the medical documentation process may invite behaviors that contribute to errors and inappropriate notations, increasing the likelihood of later liability.
November 4, 2024 Practice Management, RCMA/CMA, Resources, Risk Management Business Partner, Medical Record Documentation, ProAssurance, RCMA, Resources, Risk Management 0 0 Comment Read More »

RCMA 2023 Year in Review

Thank you for your membership and support which enables us to continue supporting the practices of Riverside County. Together we will continue representing the best interests of Riverside County physicians and the patients you serve.
January 24, 2024 News, Physician Wellness, Physicians for a Healthy California, Practice Management, RCMA, RCMA/CMA, Resources, Riverside County Community 2023 Year in Review, RCMA, Riverside County, Riverside County Medical Association, Riverside County Physicians, Year in Review 0 0 Comment Read More »

A Message from RCMA's President

It is my honor to serve as RCMA’s 131st president, following in the footsteps of a long line of outstanding physician leaders. Throughout this year, I am excited to help lead RCMA’s pursuit of our strategic objectives of supporting physician wellness, increasing the physician workforce, helping practices optimize to the new models of care, and continuing to grow our membership.
January 24, 2024 RCMA/CMA President, RCMA 0 0 Comment Read More »

Informed Refusal Documentation

Appropriate, consistent, and accurate medical record documentation is a key aspect of patient safety and liability risk management. What is, and more often what is not, documented in the record can be the pivotal factor in a malpractice lawsuit. In this article, ProAssurance shares the informed refusal process for documentation.
December 8, 2023 News, RCMA Documentation, Patient Refusal of Treatment, RCMA, RCMA Physicians, Riverside County 0 0 Comment Read More »

Is It Safe to Send That Text? The Patient Safety and Liability Risks Associated withText Messaging.

Texting in a healthcare environment has risks and benefits. In the following article, Mary-Lynn Ryan, Senior Risk Management Consultant with ProAssurance shares ways to avoid risk when using text technology in your practice.
November 14, 2023 Health Information Technology (HIT), Physician Wellness, Practice Management, RCMA, Resources, Risk Management , Riverside County Community Physicians, ProAssurance, RCMA, RCMA Docs, Risk Management, Texting Safety 0 0 Comment Read More »

Medi-Cal Redetermination Process

As of March 31st, your Medi-Cal patients are required to complete a re-enrollment packet. The redeterminations are based on the beneficiaries’ next annual renewal date. Make sure your patients are aware of these changes so they do not lose their medical coverage.
May 8, 2023 Medi-Cal, News, Practice Management, RCMA, Resources, Riverside County Community #Medi-CalRedetermination, Med-CalRe-enrollment, Medi-CalEligibility, RCMA 0 0 Comment Read More »

New DEA Training Requirements Effective June 27, 2023

Physicians are reminded that effective June 27, 2023, prescribers applying for a new U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) registration or renewing their DEA registration must attest to having met the new training requirements for DEA-registered prescribers of controlled substances.
May 8, 2023 News, RCMA, Resources, Riverside County Community #RiversideCountyPhysicians, CME, DEARequirements, Physicians, RCMA, RiversideCountyMedicalAssociation 0 0 Comment Read More »

2022 RCMA Year in Review

Thank you for your membership and support which enables us to continue supporting the practices of Riverside County. Together we will continue representing the best interests of Riverside County physicians and the patients you serve.
January 18, 2023 Community, News, Physician Wellness, Physicians for a Healthy California, Practice Management, RCMA, RCMA/CMA, Resources, Riverside County Community Physicians in Riverside, RCMA, Riverside County Medical Association, Year in Review 0 0 Comment Read More »
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