“WHO IS PRACTICING MEDICINE IN YOUR OFFICE?”
SCCMA OFFICE MANAGERS’ LUNCHEON
WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 2008 12:00 – 2:00 pm SCCMA HEADQUARTERS 700 EMPEY WAYSAN JOSE (Lunch provided by SCCMA) Please join us for a presentation about the changes in regulations for Allied Health Professionals — Scope of Practice and Appropriate Supervision for: Medical Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and more…
This presentation addresses common problems physicians and office staff encounter with allied health staff that often create liability exposure, with issues such as: 1. Breach of Duty 5. Lack of Supervision 2. Duty of Care 6. Unauthorized Practice of Medicine 3. Vicarious Liability 7. Outside Scope of Service/Practice 4. Inadequate Supervision The presentation will focus on minimizing risk exposures discussing the “Do’s and Don’ts,” relating to Scope of Practice issues and Allied Health Professionals, as well as discussing the most frequently asked questions and answers to: 1. Can MAs call in prescriptions or refills? 2. Can an RN, instead of an MD, supervise an MA? How about an NP or PA? 3. Can MAs give phone advice? The class will be presented by one of NORCAL’s Risk Managers, Brooke Z. Bledsoe, ARM, AIC, CPHRM. Brooke is a former teacher who was attracted to medical malpractice Risk Management as a means of educating health care providers and staff. She earned the insurance designations Associate in Risk Management and Associate in Claims after completing her BA and California Teachers’ Credential. Recently, Brooke has added the Certified Professional in Health care Risk Management (CPHRM) from the American Hospital Association to her professional designations. She has worked in the insurance industry for the past 18 years as a Risk Manager for various professional liability companies. Her clients have been physicians, dentists, clinics, and hospitals. Brooke has written, developed, and presented numerous Risk Management programs and articles to teach practitioners and their staff current regulations, effective communication skills, and lessons from losses in order to reduce liability risks while at the same time improve patient care. “The patient is central to our work. If the patient is safe and secure, my client (the health care provider) is also safe and secure to practice medicine without constant fear of recrimination.”
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please “Fax Back” RSVP to Jean Boileau Cassetta by July 28, 2008 408/289‐1064 or jean@sccma.org
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