Publications & Resources

Lack of health literacy can make effective communication with patients a challenge. At stake may be inability to comply with treatment regimens, give informed consent and use medication properly.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a proposed rule that would reimburse physicians for discussions they have about end-of-life care.

Ineffective communication and transfer of patient information has been associated with medical errors, patient harm and patient dissatisfaction.

Before responding to a request to allow a high school or college student shadow you at an office or facility, consider the medical liability and patient safety risks.

As MLMIC celebrates its 40th anniversary, we have some great news for physician policyholders: the Superintendent of Insurance has accepted our recommendation that rates remain unchanged for the July 1, 2015 – July 1, 2016 policy year.

While NOACs are considered to have certain advantages to warfarin, they also have disadvantages. MLMIC believes it is important for providers to be aware of the potential risks of prescribing any medication.

Good relationships with patients are important not only to patient health but also, according to the article’s author, “Doctors sued most often were complained about by patients twice as much as those who were not, and poor communication was the most common complaint.”

It is the obligation of the original treating physician to appropriately follow up with the patient to arrange for removal of the PICC line.

In response to the increased prevalence of electronic health records (EHR) and some questions about the possible risks, we prepared a Special Edition of Dateline.

When protections fail and Patient Health Information is compromised, HIPAA requires covered healthcare providers to notify patients, HHS and, in some cases, the media.