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Continuing Medical Education
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Defensible Documentation
The discipline of health care risk management has much to offer in the way of helping health care providers understand how to avoid errors and the patient injuries and litigation that may result. The purpose of this course is to supply health care providers with a basic understanding of the importance of accurate, timely and thorough documentation for patient care and for risk management. This course will discuss how the medical record fulfills three important functions. First, it provides information about the patient's current condition, treatment response, and progress. Second, it serves as a legal record of the care provided. Third, it provides information used for reimbursement by third party payers.
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Explain the three main purposes of documentation.
- State documentation guidelines that relate to being: factual; accurate; complete; and timely.
- Describe what is required to maintain patient confidentiality and list several exceptions to confidentiality rules.
Intended Audience: This activity was developed for physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.
Accreditation: Medcom, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. This course is 1 credit hour/1 CME.
Cost: $75.00
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Emergency Management Planning
The purpose of this program is to provide an understanding of the importance of emergency management planning for those healthcare providers who will be receiving victims in numbers that may quickly overtax their capabilities.
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Describe the major steps The Joint Commission has mandated for emergency planning
- Describe the major types of mass casualty events
- Describe the importance of emergency drills
- List the areas of a hospital that must have emergency power backup
Intended Audience: This activity was developed for physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.
Accreditation: Medcom, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. This course is 1 credit hour/1 CME.
Cost: $75.00
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Hepatitis C
An estimated four million Americans are infected with the hepatitis C virus, the majority of them unaware that they are infected. Often causing no symptoms before progressing to severe liver disease, the hepatitis C virus is the most frequent cause of viral-related cirrhosis in the United States and the leading indication for liver transplantation in this country. The primary care physician plays a pivotal role in the diagnosis and management of this common disease.
The hepatitis A, B and C viruses account for the majority of cases of acute viral hepatitis in the United States. Infection with the hepatitis C virus, however, is by far the most common cause of chronic viral hepatitis in Americans. Approximately 30,000 new infections occur every year, and an estimated 85% of patients with acute hepatitis C are unable to clear the virus and go on to develop chronic infection.
The overall goal of this program is to provide the skills and tools for practitioners to maximize the management and treatment of hepatitis C patients.
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Recognize individuals at risk for hepatitis C infection and properly screen them for the disease
- Understand the different diagnostics tests available to establish the diagnosis of hepatitis C infection and how to use each test in different clinical situations
- Properly assess patients with hepatitis C infection, establish severity of disease and discuss prognosis of the disease with the patient.
- Discuss the current treatment of hepatitis C, including its indications, contraindications, toxicity and clinical application.
Intended Audience: This activity was developed for physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.
Accreditation: Medcom, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. This course is 1 credit hour/1 CME.
Cost: $75.00
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Informed Consent: A Communication Process
This course focuses on informed consent for medical treatment. It does not address consent for other purposes such as research or organ donation. For further information on types of consent not covered by this course, refer to the list of references at the end of this course and consult with your facility's risk manager. The program will discuss the goals of the process, the necessary content of an informed consent discussion, some exceptions to consent requirements, and what to do if a patient refuses to give consent.
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Explain the main goals of the informed consent process
- Describe what content must be covered in an informed consent discussion
- State who can give informed consent and who cannot
- Describe at least four techniques for ensuring the patient understands the informed consent discussion
- State at least two exceptions to the need to obtain informed consent
- Explain what to do if the patient refuses consent
Intended Audience: This activity was developed for physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.
Accreditation: Medcom, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. This course is 1 credit hour/1 CME.
Cost: $75.00
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Risk Management: Protecting Patients, Protecting Your Practice
The program will discuss how clinicians can protect themselves from claims, and will describe the litigation process.
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Explain the current trends in patient safety and health care risks
- Define the terms used in claims management
- Define the purpose of an incident report
- List actions that can reduce the risk of being involved in a lawsuit
- Define the actions to take when named in a lawsuit
- Describe the roles of the risk manager
Intended Audience: This activity was developed for physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.
Accreditation: Medcom, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. This course is 1 credit hour/1 CME.
Cost: $75.00
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